At First Trump White House Press Briefing, No One Gets A Question

White House press secretary Sean Spicer steps away from the podium without taking questions after speaking at the White House, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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It was the first official White House press briefing of the Trump era, and after tearing into the media about their coverage of the inauguration, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer did not take a single question from reporters.

Spicer’s unorthodox message and posture signified a major shift in the way the Trump administration will deal with the White House press corps.

“There’s talk in the media of holding Donald Trump accountable, and I’m here to tell you it goes two ways,” Spicer said. “We are going to hold the press accountable, as well.”

Spicer’s frustration was visible Saturday evening as he spoke quickly and called the media’s actions irresponsible.

Ari Fleischer, former White House press secretary under George W. Bush noted that Spicer’s comments must have come right from the top.

Watch the full video of the press conference below:

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  1. Bit me Sean Spicer but that’s not how it works as of noon 01/20/17. You signed up for this shit, and this is not how We the People ( OK those of us that haven’t drunk the orange koolaid) will tolerate you and your boss’s lying. We have ways of making your life hell, and your little dog too.

  2. White House “briefing” … they meant …" tongue lashing " —

    They just need a little more time to get ya used to the new term cause …

    the new one sounds kinda … homo —

  3. Well then we’ll have to see how many times President L’Orange briefs -oops tongue lashes the GOP-I swear some of them will like, or so I’ve heard.

  4. ‘War is Peace’
    ‘Freedom is Slavery’
    ‘Ignorance is Power’

    … 1984

    George Orwell

  5. Avatar for pa_dem pa_dem says:

    Seriously? THIS is what he came out to screech about? That the Trump administration is butt hurt that the media DARED to publish photos that conclusively prove that the Trump inauguration had a smaller attendance than his predecessor’s? How about a statement from the President praising the hundreds of thousands of women who came to Washington today to exercise their First Amendment rights to protest? This is going to be a LONG four years.

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