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Incoming White House Press Secretary Says Media Doesn’t Understand Trump’s Twitter

January 2, 2017 By Tim Vickey

Daniel Lippman, Tammy Haddad, Sean Spicer. Photo courtesy of Haddad Media.

In an appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer called on the nation to support the president-elect, instead of focusing and criticizing on his Twitter account.

“So the idea is everyone wants to talk about the tweets he sent. But I would actually focus on the action he’s getting. Donald Trump is not president yet and he’s getting action, successes and wins, both abroad and here at home,” Spicer said.

Spicer explained the media’s focus on Trump’s Twitter account, saying his tweets “freaks the mainstream media out,” because it marginalizes them.

“I think it freaks the mainstream media out that he has this following of over 45-plus million people that follow him on social media, that he can have a direct conversation. He doesn’t have to have it funneled through the media,” Mr. Spicer said. “Business as usual is over, as I’ve said before. There’s a new sheriff in town, and he’s going to do things first and foremost for the American people.”

Members of the press have called on the incoming president and his team to cease hostilities toward the press, and pledge continuing access for the media to his administration.

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Filed Under: Donald Trump, Inauguration, News, News Media, Uncategorized, White House Staff

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