As Twitchy reported, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer stumbled uncomfortably around the briefing room Tuesday as the press corps watched in amazement and horror. To be charitable, Spicer was most likely trying to say that unlike Syria’s Bashar Assad, even Hitler didn’t drop chemical weapons on civilians … unfortunately, it took him several tries, and he never did quite nail it.
Oh god. Spicer just said that "even Hitler" didn't use chemical weapons.
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) April 11, 2017
What did come out of his mouth was enough to inspire several calls for his firing.
Sean Spicer should be fired for saying Hitler did not use chemical weapons on "his own people.” You mean 6 million Jews don’t count?
— Barbra Streisand (@BarbraStreisand) April 11, 2017
Barbra Streisand’s not in much of a position to pry Spicer out of his job, but Rep. Nancy Pelosi could certainly find some backup among Democrats in Congress.
INBOX: @NancyPelosi calls on Trump to fire Sean Spicer, noting his comments on the Holocaust came during Passover: pic.twitter.com/4WohwmgGuQ
— Ed O'Keefe (@edokeefe) April 11, 2017
.@realDonaldTrump, it’s time to fire @PressSec Sean Spicer. https://t.co/35sTqfkp1d pic.twitter.com/Lw73GVtKDh
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) April 11, 2017
The Anne Frank Center also released a statement demanding Spicer’s firing, claiming that he had “engaged in Holocaust denial, the most offensive form of fake news imaginable, by denying Hitler gassed millions of Jews to death.” The tweet garnered nearly 7,000 likes in just two hours and was retweeted by Debra Messing, who asked followers to use the #FireSpicer hashtag.
.@POTUS @realDonaldTrump MUST FIRE SEAN SPICER NOW FOR ENGAGING IN HOLOCAUST DENIAL. OUR STATEMENT BELOW. #Antisemitism #NeverAgain pic.twitter.com/4dB9ESCaZr
— Anne Frank Center (@AnneFrankCenter) April 11, 2017
If there was anything — anything — that could have saved Spicer Tuesday, it would be people taking it too far for even the press to get on board.
https://twitter.com/michaelscherer/status/851869309005647873
Sean Spicer Said Something Stupid. He's Not A Holocaust Denier. https://t.co/NeMcqStj6B
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) April 11, 2017
This is ridiculous. Spicer goofed, but he wasn’t denying the Holocaust. https://t.co/Qa0cxjyTzq
— Blake News (@blakehounshell) April 11, 2017
https://twitter.com/jason_howerton/status/851893806710566912
https://twitter.com/TPCarney/status/851889773681750016
https://twitter.com/davidharsanyi/status/851888242475634688
Sean Spicer is not a Holocaust denier or an anti-Semite or anything sinister. What he is is a blithering idiot.
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) April 11, 2017
Correct. I just don't know why a blithering idiot is representing the POTUS. https://t.co/7h1wmkdiqH
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) April 11, 2017
https://twitter.com/wokieleaks1/status/851903707398770689
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‘EJECT! EJECT! EJECT!’ Sean Spicer’s Hitler comparison goes south — and only gets worse https://t.co/iWh7gqBG6d
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 11, 2017
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