Sean Spicer surprised us all when he delivered a memorable rendition of himself at the Emmy's. Those of us familiar with Melissa McCarthy's impressions of Spicer on Saturday Night Live, found ourselves caught in a "Who's who?" moment, a further tribute to McCarthy's accurate depiction of Donald Trump's former White House Press Secretary.
This performance was met with heavy contention. People are again asking "Who's who?", but this time it is in regards to Spicer's multiple faces. Could Donald Trump's former Press Secretary actually be a nice guy?
Once upon a time, when he was the Director of Communications for the Republican National Committee, Spicer held disdain for Donald Trump. Trump's statements regarding Mexican immigrants were met with Spicer saying, "Painting Mexican Americans with that kind of a brush, I think that's probably something that is not helpful to the cause." In response to Trump's attack on U.S. Senator John McCain being considered a war hero, Spicer said that "there is no place in our party or our country for comments that disparage those who have served honorably."
It is understandably easy to forget these comments, especially considering plethora of ridiculous claims made by Spicer once he took on his role of White House Press Secretary. Spicer's laughable support of President Trump's laughable praising of his inauguration crowd size was bewildering. Spicer's former claim to truth had become this absurd and construed construct we now call alternative truth.
With Spicer's former position as head of White House Press, one can comprehend his need to defend whatever his boss is saying. After all, that's quite literally his job. However, it is not wrong to be doubtful of Spicer's actions, even after resigning from his former position.
I am understandably hesitant to welcome Sean Spicer with open arms. Be that as it may, I am hopeful that this reminds people of the lies behind the Trump presidency and the lengths it takes his own team to defend his nonsense.