Hitler didn't even use historical analogies this poorly. https://t.co/nDiR6U7i95
— Tim Carney (@TPCarney) April 11, 2017
Good press secretaries are evidently pretty hard to come by these days:
Spicer just said not even "despicable" Hitler used chemical weapons, comparing to Assad's use of them.
— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) April 11, 2017
please tell me he didn't say this https://t.co/Pnlu4YMI4O
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) April 11, 2017
Yes. Yes he did:
Press Sec. on Syria: "You had someone as despicable as Hitler who didn't even sink to using chemical weapons." https://t.co/n7TqA3VDnW pic.twitter.com/8MEyBgrsvZ
— ABC News (@ABC) April 11, 2017
Sean. Sean.
— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) April 11, 2017
oh god https://t.co/e165zgPg4t
— delrayser (@delrayser) April 11, 2017
What are you doing, Sean Spicer???
Sean Spicer says Hitler didn't use chemical weapons….do gas chambers to kill millions of Jews count? Yikes…
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) April 11, 2017
do gas chambers count, moron? https://t.co/Z9ZfDof5zp
— el jefe (@ThatElJefe) April 11, 2017
I think they were called gas chambers for a reason https://t.co/bY74EG9m3x
— Kilgore Trout (@KT_So_It_Goes) April 11, 2017
The gas chambers did not involve the use of chemicals deployed to kill at all. Clearly. https://t.co/mz1x8KscvF
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) April 11, 2017
I mean say what you want about Hitler. He killed 6 million people without the use of nerve agents, except that whole gas chamber thing…
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 11, 2017
Chyron?? pic.twitter.com/KShgl4bxyN
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) April 11, 2017
Was Zyklon B not a chemical? In what other ways was Hitler 'better' than other mass murderers? This statement is a kaleidoscope of wrong. https://t.co/YLXOdLXlOb
— Bryan Myrick (@BryanMyrick) April 11, 2017
Words matter, Sean.
(I'm assuming Spicer is making a distinction between military engagements and concentration camps)
(which maybe I shouldn't assume)
— Isaac Morrison (@Thorrison) April 11, 2017
@KatiePavlich yes a stupid comment but he was most likely referring to the battlefield
— Kurt diekelman (@diekelman_kurt) April 11, 2017
I kinda get what he's trying to say but man, has there ever been a worse spokesperson for an administration than Spicer. Mega dumb https://t.co/mcnBHL4Pdu
— ConservativeBlackMan (@Thomasismyuncle) April 11, 2017
I get what Spicer was trying to say: Hitler didn't use chemical weapons *on the battlefield*. Which is true. Still, an unfortunate analogy.
— Jeff B/DDHQ (@EsotericCD) April 11, 2017
Extremely unfortunate.
Here's a tip from my old public speaking syllabus: never compare Hitler favorably to anyone. https://t.co/VKMs9KmXx2
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) April 11, 2017
1. What?
2. Might wanna be careful about getting painted into a "worse than Hitler" corner, since that means, you know, doing something https://t.co/Wlz6iSEhOc— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) April 11, 2017
So many other ways he could have made his point. This was a sloppy attempt.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) April 11, 2017
This is pundit level stupidity. https://t.co/8046I7xvA6
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) April 11, 2017
Maybe Spicer can get a job at #United to clean up their PR mess.
"Hitler didn't even reaccomodate paying passengers on Deutsche Luft Hansa!" https://t.co/tR4mV7f36A— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) April 11, 2017
I don't think this admin actually IS composed by anti-Semites. But I do think they trip over their dicks a lot re: topics involving Jews.
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) April 11, 2017
I'll take #WW2AlternativeFacts for $1,000, Alex….
— Susie Moore (@SmoosieQ) April 11, 2017
Honestly if you replaced Sean Spicer with a baked potato the results couldn't be worse
— Kilgore Trout (@KT_So_It_Goes) April 11, 2017
You can't tell me the baked potato isn't already outperforming Spicer pic.twitter.com/PRjuL5dg9k
— Kilgore Trout (@KT_So_It_Goes) April 11, 2017
Sean Spicer should have his mouth sewn shut.
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) April 11, 2017
@jpodhoretz He does not appear to be particularly good at this job. One wonders how long his learning curve probationary period will last.
— Joshua Stokes (@JoshuaCHStokes) April 11, 2017
Spicer soon pic.twitter.com/s4cTVpuaQU
— Ryan (@alwaysonoffense) April 11, 2017
Spicer gots to go https://t.co/p4qQHFbB50
— Christine (@cmdeb) April 11, 2017
Honestly, Sean, it’s probably best to just avoid making the point altogether from now on.
Or, you know, you could just dig that hole even deeper:
Spicer clarifies the earlier Hitler comment, saying Hitler was "not using the gas on his own people in the same way that Assad is doing."
— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) April 11, 2017
.@PressSec, offered a chance to clean up his Hitler comments: “He was not using the gas on his own people the same way that Assad is doing."
— Cameron Joseph (@cam_joseph) April 11, 2017
Press Sec. on Hitler/Assad comments: "He was not using the gas on his own people the same way…he brought them into the Holocaust centers." pic.twitter.com/mO9EsWM4QT
— ABC News (@ABC) April 11, 2017
Oh.
Let me get this right… Hitler killed millions of Jews in gas chambers but since he wasn't killing fellow Germans he's not as bad as Assad? https://t.co/i58R13ymEZ
— Marybeth Glenn (@MBGlenn) April 11, 2017
This is actually worse. German Jews weren't German people? They were… what? Aliens like Nazis claimed? https://t.co/3slkognoN3
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) April 11, 2017
I guess Sean is technically correct with regard to Polish Jews. They weren't Germans of any sort. https://t.co/3slkognoN3
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) April 11, 2017
You want to be really careful about implicitly accepting the ethics and legal reasoning of, you know, Nazis, Sean. https://t.co/3slkognoN3
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) April 11, 2017
"Holocaust centers" is the most polite euphemism for "Nazi death camps" that I ever heard. https://t.co/O1T0IL0Lom
— Matt Ortega (@MattOrtega) April 11, 2017
Oy vey.
@LizMair Just….just….just….
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) April 11, 2017
oh man oh man oh manhttps://t.co/KVLaHMdiyx
— andrew kaczynski ? (@KFILE) April 11, 2017
EJECT! EJECT! EJECT! https://t.co/RGMxumfB1C
— Daniel Foster (@DanFosterType) April 11, 2017
ay yi yi yi yi stop talking just stop talking https://t.co/xPR97d3MYK
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) April 11, 2017
Reason we know time travel won't be invented in our lifetimes is that an older Sean Spicer didn't suddenly appear and scream "Stop Talking!" https://t.co/fwFIgDDN05
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) April 11, 2017
oh god this keeps getting worse for them https://t.co/TupE4mKBcS
— Kyle Foley (@KFoleyFL) April 11, 2017
The clarification is worse than the original.
— andrew kaczynski ? (@KFILE) April 11, 2017
WH crisis communications rn pic.twitter.com/wPcZuwHK1u
— Ryan (@alwaysonoffense) April 11, 2017
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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Update:
Spicer now issues statement: "In no way was I trying to lessen the horrendous nature of the Holocaust, however, I was…" 1/2
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) April 11, 2017
2/2 "…trying to draw a contrast of the tactic of using airplanes to drop chemical weapons on innocent people."
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) April 11, 2017
Pssst! Sean! You’re doing it wrong.
Confirmed: The reason why what Assad did was (maybe) worse than what Hitler did is: AIRPLANES. https://t.co/vgnBtBTLnG
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) April 11, 2017
Again, the correct statement is "I fucked up. There's nothing good to say about Hitler. I totally misspoke. I'll get more sleep tonight."
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) April 11, 2017
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Update:
All fixed? WATCH: Sean Spicer apologizes for controversial remarks about Hitler
