'Spicey Out!' 9 Highlights From Sean Spicer's Combative Tenure
The White House press secretary's six-month tenure involved some odd moments, some lighter ones and a memorable recurring character on Saturday Night Live.
From his first official briefing, it was clear that Sean Spicer was going to be a different kind of White House press secretary.
Rather than trying to build a rapport with journalists — as his predecessors working for presidents from both parties had done — Spicer came out swinging, setting the tone for an administration that has frequently seemed to be at war with the media.
It's been a tumultuous tenure, with Spicer seemingly barricaded at the lectern firing salvos at the press corps. The
