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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSpicer admits he shut off television cameras during daily press briefings to get Trump-off his case.
Sean Spicer admits he shut off television cameras during daily press briefings to get his boss President Donald Trump off his case.
The former White House press secretary, who resigned Friday over a personnel disagreement, stopped allowing cameras because he was tired of Trump complaining about his job performance, according to New York Times reporter Glenn Thrush.
A lot of us assume, and I think the punditocracy assumed, this was an assault on broadcast journalism, Thrush said in newspapers The Daily podcast. In fact most of it was Spicer not wanting to be on camera so Donald Trump would not yell at him.
Thrush pointed out that Trump had been angered when Spicer claimed Adolf Hitler had not gassed his own people, among other highly public missteps and the press secretary restricted the media for his own personal gain.
The principled prime mover of that decision amounted to Sean Spicer not wanting his boss watching him work, Thrush said. That is a fact.
MORE:
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/07/sean-spicer-ended-live-on-camera-briefings-to-stop-trump-from-telling-him-he-sucked-at-his-job-report/
sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)I can't imagine the career that would have me do that. I don't think I could be in the same room as that pig.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)As we would expect from what we have already seen and heard from him.
He is a serious micro-manager, ( which gives lie to his statements he did not know about things like meetings) who basically wants to tell people HOW to do their job.
He rages, throws things, threatens, and that infamous loyalty thing is strictly one way..cuts people loose in a nano-second.
I have been in places where rageaholics worked, it is not at all easy, even if they are not directing it at you.
fortunately, "hostile work environment" law can sometimes be an effective threat, or cure.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,022 posts)bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)NRaleighLiberal
(60,022 posts)This is when people have to search for and find their soul - clearly trump leaves a long path of morally bankrupt victims of his bullying.
loyalsister
(13,390 posts)As a seduction or captivator? Maybe he promises more money for loyalty? And or pays some of his peeps so well that they are willing to compromise their values and even tolerate abuse? I have known people who have put up with very ugly working environments because they were well paid. It doesn't seem too far fetched that Trump would exploit economic necessity or greed as a motivator.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,022 posts)yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/338913/thrush-spicer-ended-televised-briefings-so-trump-wouldnt-see/
uponit7771
(90,364 posts)... on a resume to work for a Crime Organization
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)Out to be?
Charmless
Clueless
Feckless
Brainless
YESsssssss!!!
Vicious mendacity matched only by hubristic incompetence
Gothmog
(145,619 posts)Not having these press conferences on TV made spicy's life easier. That is so very very sad
TeamPooka
(24,259 posts)Fuck you Sean.
You cowardly little piece of shit.
AwakeAtLast
(14,134 posts)But you know, 45 only hires the BEST people!
Orsino
(37,428 posts)He is a weakling who allowed himself to be jerked around by the biggest weakling on the planet.
Hekate
(90,829 posts)Ligyron
(7,639 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)Wonder why he doesn't yell at Bannon & Mrs Huckabee & Kellyanne. perhaps he does yell at them and they just take that shit for the $$$$$$
What really sucks is his 11 year old son and the 2 grandkids see dad & grandfather treating people like crap. Terrible for children to see that.