Sean Spicer ’s Emmys Appearance Rewarded His Lies With Fame

“This will be the largest audience to witness the Emmys, period — both in person and around the world.” So declared Sean Spicer, the supposed-to-be disgraced former press secretary, during a surprise guest at the Emmys last night. If Hollywood is a hotbed of anti-Trump sentiment, you wouldn’t have known it last night. After his brief appearance making fun of the most famous time he lied to the American people, the supposedly-disgraced press secretary posed backstage for pictures with celebs. Gross. I’m all in support of well-placed humor, especially for politicians. (I just wrote a book on my time writing speeches and jokes, plenty of them self-effacing, for President Obama.) But this wasn’t that. Before joining the Trump Administration, Spicer was a typical Republican hack — he spun, often furiously, but drew the line at outright lies. But last night he didn’t express the tiniest hint of remorse for committing professional malpractice or creating an atmosphere in which no claim from the White House — from the size of a crowd to the effects of a hurricane — can be believed. This wasn’t an apology tour. This was a bragging tour. This was an I’m-getting-away-with-it-right-now-because-I-let-the-American-people-down-and-you’re-applauding-me-for-it tour. In the end, however, the blame doesn’t lie with Spicer. He was given a golden opportunity to turn what ought to be a moment of professional hu...
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