Press Secretary Sean Spicer at Friday afternoon's press briefing. (Screenshot)
"Nothing Further to Add": Spicer Shuts Down Questions on Trump's Tapes Tweet
Spicer likewise demurred when asked if there are 'recording devices in the Oval Office'
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer refused multiple times during the daily press briefing to clarify President Donald Trump's Friday morning tweets, saying he had "nothing further to add" when asked about Trump's cryptic warning to former FBI director James Comey.
Watch:
Spicer likewise demurred when asked if there are "recording devices in the Oval Office," and later said he was "not aware" of audio recordings of the January 27th dinner between Trump and Comey.
\u201cRegarding White House audio recordings of the January 27th Trump/Comey dinner. Press Sec. Sean Spicer tells me, \u201cI\u2019m not aware of that."\u201d— Trey Yingst (@Trey Yingst) 1494613636
\u201cSean Spicer has given some firm denials in this press briefing. In questions about whether Trump tapes conversations, he didn\u2019t deny.\u201d— Matt Viser (@Matt Viser) 1494611813
The press secretary also claimed Trump's "tapes" tweet--which has raised abundant questions--"speaks for itself."
Meanwhile, when probed on whether Trump really wanted to cancel the White House press briefings (another threat he tweeted Friday morning), Spicer said the president was "dismayed" at how the media "parses every little word and make it more of a game of gotcha."
\u201cWH spokesman complains that "every word is picked apart" by the press covering him. \n\nYep. \n\n#thatshowitworks #wordsmatter #journalism101\u201d— Kevin Baron \ud83c\udf41\ud83c\udf42 (@Kevin Baron \ud83c\udf41\ud83c\udf42) 1494612818
\u201cTrump might cancel daily briefing because he's 'dismayed' that the press 'parses every little word' -- and no, I didn't just make this up.\u201d— Glenn Thrush (@Glenn Thrush) 1494611648
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White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer refused multiple times during the daily press briefing to clarify President Donald Trump's Friday morning tweets, saying he had "nothing further to add" when asked about Trump's cryptic warning to former FBI director James Comey.
Watch:
Spicer likewise demurred when asked if there are "recording devices in the Oval Office," and later said he was "not aware" of audio recordings of the January 27th dinner between Trump and Comey.
\u201cRegarding White House audio recordings of the January 27th Trump/Comey dinner. Press Sec. Sean Spicer tells me, \u201cI\u2019m not aware of that."\u201d— Trey Yingst (@Trey Yingst) 1494613636
\u201cSean Spicer has given some firm denials in this press briefing. In questions about whether Trump tapes conversations, he didn\u2019t deny.\u201d— Matt Viser (@Matt Viser) 1494611813
The press secretary also claimed Trump's "tapes" tweet--which has raised abundant questions--"speaks for itself."
Meanwhile, when probed on whether Trump really wanted to cancel the White House press briefings (another threat he tweeted Friday morning), Spicer said the president was "dismayed" at how the media "parses every little word and make it more of a game of gotcha."
\u201cWH spokesman complains that "every word is picked apart" by the press covering him. \n\nYep. \n\n#thatshowitworks #wordsmatter #journalism101\u201d— Kevin Baron \ud83c\udf41\ud83c\udf42 (@Kevin Baron \ud83c\udf41\ud83c\udf42) 1494612818
\u201cTrump might cancel daily briefing because he's 'dismayed' that the press 'parses every little word' -- and no, I didn't just make this up.\u201d— Glenn Thrush (@Glenn Thrush) 1494611648
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer refused multiple times during the daily press briefing to clarify President Donald Trump's Friday morning tweets, saying he had "nothing further to add" when asked about Trump's cryptic warning to former FBI director James Comey.
Watch:
Spicer likewise demurred when asked if there are "recording devices in the Oval Office," and later said he was "not aware" of audio recordings of the January 27th dinner between Trump and Comey.
\u201cRegarding White House audio recordings of the January 27th Trump/Comey dinner. Press Sec. Sean Spicer tells me, \u201cI\u2019m not aware of that."\u201d— Trey Yingst (@Trey Yingst) 1494613636
\u201cSean Spicer has given some firm denials in this press briefing. In questions about whether Trump tapes conversations, he didn\u2019t deny.\u201d— Matt Viser (@Matt Viser) 1494611813
The press secretary also claimed Trump's "tapes" tweet--which has raised abundant questions--"speaks for itself."
Meanwhile, when probed on whether Trump really wanted to cancel the White House press briefings (another threat he tweeted Friday morning), Spicer said the president was "dismayed" at how the media "parses every little word and make it more of a game of gotcha."
\u201cWH spokesman complains that "every word is picked apart" by the press covering him. \n\nYep. \n\n#thatshowitworks #wordsmatter #journalism101\u201d— Kevin Baron \ud83c\udf41\ud83c\udf42 (@Kevin Baron \ud83c\udf41\ud83c\udf42) 1494612818
\u201cTrump might cancel daily briefing because he's 'dismayed' that the press 'parses every little word' -- and no, I didn't just make this up.\u201d— Glenn Thrush (@Glenn Thrush) 1494611648