Six months ago today, Sean Spicer had his first press conference as White House Press Secretary which he spent blasting the press' coverage of President Trump's inauguration and the press in general.
Today, Spicer submitted his resignation.
Spicer's confrontational attitude and propensity for lies doomed him from the beginning. Melissa McCarthy's spot on portrayal of Spicer on SNL certainly didn't help matters. Nor did asserting Hitler didn't use chemical weapons while referring to concentration camps as "Holocaust Centers" back in April.
A month later, Sarah Huckabee Sanders made her debut at the podium while Spicer was on National Guard duty. She would make more appearances when Spicer assumed the duties of White House Communications Director when Mike Dubke abruptly resigned at the end of May. No doubt, Spicer wanted to move to that job permanently. But Trump opted for Anthony Scaramucci. This was the straw that broke the camel's back.
With Spicer's resignation, Huckabee Sanders was quickly named his successor. Although she is every bit as inclined to be confrontational with the press and every bit as dishonest as Spicer, she's just done it better - so far.
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