If you wanted a reminder of how condescending and combative the current White House set-up can be towards legitimate inquiries, here it bloody is.
Press Secretary Sean Spicer is, once again, drawing widespread criticism for his angry dismissal of questions from the press corps.
In regards to the White House “having” Russia as an issue, Spicer said “no, we don’t have that.” Spicer cut off Ryan’s protestations to say “no, no. I get it.
“But I’ve said it from the day that I got here until whenever that there’s no connection. You’ve got Russia.”“If the president puts Russian salad dressing on his salad tonight, somehow that’s a Russian connection.”
Reminder: even if the FBI investigation turns up absolutely nothing, it’s still something Trump has to deal with. Just think about how FBI investigations into Hillary Clinton hampered her shot at the top job.
Then, when Ryan had enough and displayed her disapproval, Spicer told her to “please, stop shaking your head again.” Yep: the White House press secretary, the official mouthpiece of the Trump set-up, felt the need to tell a reporter to stop shaking her head.
Christ.
After the briefing, Ryan made her opinion known, writing “this is just par for the course, unfortunately. But I’ll be back. I’ll be back.” She also issued a more concise response:
Lawd!!!!
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) March 28, 2017
Response from the broader media community was pretty much in the same vein, too.
Sean Spicer is rude to everyone, but it’s difficult to imagine him speaking to a white, male reporter the way he spoke to April Ryan today.
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) March 28, 2017
Source: The Washington Post.
Photo: The Huffington Post / YouTube.
