Sean Spicer Resigns as White House Press Secretary [View all]

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Source: New York Times

By GLENN THRUSH JULY 21, 2017

WASHINGTON Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, resigned on Friday morning, telling President Trump he vehemently disagreed with the appointment of the New York financier Anthony Scaramucci as communications director.

Mr. Trump offered Mr. Scaramucci the job at 10 a.m. The president requested that Mr. Spicer stay on, but Mr. Spicer told Mr. Trump that he believed the appointment was a major mistake, according to person with direct knowledge of the exchange.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/us/politics/sean-spicer-resigns-as-white-house-press-secretary.html

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And that, as of the time I posted, is the entire article.

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Hat tip, NightWatcher, who deserves the credit. I'm just typing.

Sean "the Easter bunny" Spicer says screw you guys I'm going home
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029354016

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Retweeted by David Fahrenthold: https://twitter.com/Fahrenthold

NEWS Sean Spicer Resigns as White House Press Secretary @GLENNTHRUSH

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Full disclosure: he lives not too far from me. I went by his place on the commuter bus yesterday evening. I do not expect to see any moving vans out front. He'll land on his feet. The NDA will prevent a kiss-and-tell.

ETA, 4:04 p.m.: as many people pointed out, NDAs are illegal for government employees.