The Briefing: Politics, The Press, and The President
Written by Sean Spicer
Narrated by Sean Spicer
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About this audiobook
No job is more of a pressure cooker than being a White House press secretary…especially in this White House.
For more than two decades, Sean Spicer had been a respected political insider, working as a campaign and communications strategist.
But in December 2016, he got the call of a lifetime. President-elect Donald J. Trump had chosen him to be the White House press secretary.
And life hasn’t been the same since.
When he accepted the job, Spicer was far from a household name. But then he walked into the bright lights of the briefing room, and the cameras started rolling. His every word was scrutinized. Every movement was parodied. Every detail became a meme.
And that’s just the public side.
Behind the scenes, things were almost as difficult in an administration plagued by leaks that frustrated and angered both Spicer and the president. Not to mention the extraordinary pressures on Spicer’s family and his faith.
Now, in his provocative and enlightening political memoir, The Briefing, Spicer reveals the truth behind some of the biggest news stories of our time, and he offers a glimpse into what it’s like to stand at the press secretary’s podium—and how he got there.
The Briefing is the first insider account written by someone who worked on the Trump campaign, with the Trump transition team, and in the Trump White House—and has seen Donald Trump rallying voters, building an administration, and making crucial policy decisions.
Spicer’s riveting and personal account makes The Briefing the must-read political book of the year.
Sean Spicer
Sean Spicer served as White House Press Secretary during the first seven months of the Trump administration. Before he made his mark as one of the most recognized members of Donald Trump's team, Spicer built a decades-long career in Republican politics, witnessing and shaping the inner workings of Washington, DC, from every vantage point—as a House of Representatives communicator, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, Republican National Committee chief strategist, top advisor to presidential campaigns, and, of course, White House spokesman.
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Reviews for The Briefing
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It is a good book. If you are a die-hard Trump hater you won't like it.
The author has a way of making Trump almost appear human.. there was so much going on behind closed doors and Sean points all of that out.
It's an interesting book to read. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Spicer presents his story as an insider in the RNC, Trump campaign, and Trump administration. Yes, he admits faults. Yes, he engages in a lot of spin and apologetics. If you are a Trump supporter, you'll like what he has to say. If you're not a supporter, you'll probably hate it. But if you are not a supporter but you value having a balanced view of events and are not satisfied with listening to your preferred talking heads, then you should find some value in reading Spicer's story.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Sean Spicer set the stage for himself when he appeared for his first press briefing to claim that the attendance at Trump's inauguration was the largest ever despite photo evidence to the contrary. He continued to mislead and lie to the public consistently from the podium. While I respect his position as the spokesperson for the president, I think he failed to also understand that the taxpayers are the ones who paid his salary and benefits, and as his employers we were at least entitled to the truth. If he could not tell the truth, it was time to go. Ultimately he did go, but not because of the reason he should have left that position. However, I was willing to give him a second chance to redeem himself, though not too big a one as I took this book out from the library, but I was hopeful that Spicer would give us some honest reflections on his poor performance as a government employee in the Trump administration. I was very disappointed, but not surprised, by the lack of honesty and truth in his book. Perhaps he thinks he will have a chance of employment with Fox if he continues spouting the same lies but I hope even Fox would not hire someone who has so little credibility. Spicer claims to be a man of religion, but telling the truth is a basis for all religions, so perhaps he should reflect on that and modify his behavior.