Sean Spicer

Press Briefing By Press Secretary Sean Spicer, 3/27/2017, #29

... refusing to honor ICE detainer requests with respect to individuals charged or convicted of a serious crime.  The charges and convictions against these aliens included drug-trafficking, hit-and-run, rape, sex offenses against a child, and even murder.  Such policies cannot continue.  They make our nation less safe by putting dangerous criminals back on the streets.  We all remember the tragic case of Kate Steinle, the 32-year-old woman who was shot and killed two years ago in San Francisco as she walked along a pier with her father.  The shooter, Francisco Sanchez, was an illegal immigrant who had already been deported five times and had seven felony convictions. Just 11 weeks before the shooting, San Francisco had released Sanchez from its custody, even though Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers had filed a detainer requesting that he be held in custody until immigration authorities could pick him up for removal.  Even worse, Sanchez admitted the only reason he came to San Francisco was because it was a sanctuary city. A similar story unfolded just last week, when Ever Valles, an illegal immigrant and a Mexican national was charged with murder and robbery of ...

No 'active Planning' On New Health Bill Strategy

... has been a plank in Republican platforms across the country for more than seven years. Legislation to repeal and replace the law, also known as Obamacare, failed to make it to a full vote in the House last week, undone by a lack of support from both the arch-conservative and moderate wings of the GOP. Story Continued Below. Asked at his Tuesday press briefing if the White House had engaged in a new round of talks to repeal Obamacare, Spicer said conversations had begun but were still in their formative stages. “Staff has met with individuals and listened to them,” he said. “Have we had some discussions and listened to ideas? Yes. Are we actively planning an immediate strategy? Not at this time… So there has been a discussion and I believe there will be several more.”. By Rachael Bade and Kyle Cheney. Spicer said lawmakers from both parties have reached out to the White ...

White House Says Trump Will 'entertain' Health-care Ideas, Defends Nunes' Actions In Russia Probe

... Care Act will be a "balancing act" as Republicans try to assuage concerns of stakeholders. House Republicans and President Donald Trump have said they will seek a new proposal after their first health-care legislation attempt failed last week, though they have not committed to a firm timeline. Trump will "entertain" ideas about how to attract enough votes to get a new bill to pass, and Republicans have shown a "renewed willingness" to approve a plan, Spicer said. He added that, if some of the Democrats who sent Trump a letter asking him to work on reforming Obamacare are willing to have a "constructive conversation," the president will work with them. However, he did not explicitly say if Trump would insist on repealing the law. Spicer also defended the conduct of Rep. Devin Nunes, chair of the House Intelligence Committee, as he faces criticism from his Democratic colleagues for his handling of the panel's probe into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Nunes admitted to meeting with a source on the White House grounds before claiming that he had reports that showed Trump transition team members had information "incidentally" ...

Trump Knew Gop Health Care Plan Was 'bad' Deal

... and implement a “tremendous” new plan that he never detailed before taking office. After Republicans delivered the much-maligned replacement plan, Trump jumped to support it, despite a Congressional Budget Office report estimating it could rob 24 million Americans of coverage while still kicking up costs for the poor. When some House Republicans wavered on the bill, Trump reportedly warned them there would be consequences. Donald Trump in the White House. He also championed the bill on Twitter, writing, “You were given many lies with #Obamacare! Go with our plan! Call your Rep & let them know you're behind #AHCA”. Days before the bill died, Spicer told White House reporters Trump was a “closer” who was about to seal the deal with reluctant Republicans. But even with the GOP controlling Congress, the bill failed to get enough support to even warrant a vote. Ryan said last week that Americans would be living with Obamacare “for the foreseeable future.”. #Black Women At Work goes viral after O'Reilly, Spicer racism. Trump offered no immediate plans to continue his ...

Sean Spicer, Joe Walsh And Bill O’reilly

... supremacist nation, supported by an (in)justice system smeared with the blood of black bodies, is guilty of protecting and perpetuating all of the above genocidal acts. They resent that, deeply. And that white male resentment of free black women is embedded in the toxic fabric of this country. As I’ve written previously, black women know white supremacy to be a feminist issue on the most intimate and painful level because systemic oppression has always been mapped onto the bodies of black women. The Radical Uses of Anger: All White Women Aren’t the Enemy, but White Supremacy Always Is  The Radical Uses of Anger: All White Women Aren’t the Enemy, but White Supremacy Always Is  The Radical Uses of Anger: All White Women Aren’t…. Black women have never labored under the assumption that all womanhood is created equal in a white… Read more Read more. One has only to look at the fact that sexual violence is the second-highest reported form of police ...

Sean Spicer Deflects Reporter’s Questions By Scolding Her Body Language

... have that… you’ve got Russia,” Spicer said. “If the president puts Russian salad dressing on his salad tonight, somehow that’s a Russian connection…. I appreciate your agenda here. At some point report the facts.”. Those facts, Spicer said, include bipartisan agreement that the Trump administration did not collude with the Russians. (Possible collusion with the Russians is something the FBI is currently investigating.) As he spoke, Spicer noted Ryan’s body language. “I’m sorry that that disgusts you,” Spicer told her. “You’re shaking your head.”. Ryan and Spicer talked over each other briefly before he continued. “Understand this: At some point, the facts are what they are. And every single person who’s been briefed on this situation… have all come to the same conclusion. At some point, April, you’re going to have to take No for an answer with respect to whether or not there was collusion.”. When she asked a follow-up question about a lack of support from ...

Msnbc Guest Accuses Sean Spicer Of Racism Based On False Quote

... after the fact, the activist in question, Shree Chauhan, did accuse Spicer of saying something similar. "His words were clear: ‘Such a great country that allows you to be here,'" she wrote. "That is racism and it is an implied threat.". But video of the incident reveals she took Spicer out of context. "Such a great country that allows you to be here like this," Spicer actually said, around the 17-second mark. Asking @Press Sec questions in Apple Store since he doesn't like the press. __link__/l 493 z 2 g G 4 x. — Shree ✊🏾❤️🇺🇸 (@shreec) March 11, 2017. Spicer appeared to be implying that the United States is a "great country" for allowing Chauhan, who was accusing Spicer of working for a "fascist," to exercise free speech and act as she was–not that she was lucky to be in the country at all. Spicer said as much two days later at a White House briefing, addressing the incident directly. "It's a free country and the beauty of it is that [people] can act how they want," he said. Johnson was wrong on another ...

Sean Spicer’s Kiss Of Death

... secretary has a curious habit of deploying the adjective. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. The health care debacle, the travel ban setback, difficulties with Mexico, a slew of empty positions across the government — all are symptoms or causes of President Donald Trump’s rocky first few weeks in office. They also have another thing in common: White House press secretary Sean Spicer has used the word “phenomenal” to describe them. To be fair, Spicer has also deployed the term with more auspicious results — including the president’s ability to get his message out, to describe Terry Branstad’s prospects as ambassador to China and to discuss the Governors Ball. Story Continued Below. But there’s an unmistakable connection between his use of “phenomenal” and issues that seem to be not going so hot for the White House. POLITICO took a look at Spicer’s unusual habit with one of his favorite adjectives. OBAMACARE REPEAL. Almost everything that could go wrong did, and the Republicans came up empty after seven years of promising repeal of the Affordable Care Act, despite being handed full control of the government by voters. But you wouldn’t ...

Sean Spicer Just Asked April Ryan How She Is Doing Today And It Was Extremely Awkward

... Angerer/Getty Images. During a meeting last summer in the situation room at the White House, FBI Director James Comey said he was considering writing an op-ed to explain how Russia was trying to influence the U. S. presidential election, people with knowledge of the matter told Newsweek. Several notable officials were in the room, including former Secretary of State John Kerry and former Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Newsweek reports, and White House officials thought it would make more sense to release a message supported by several different intelligence agencies instead of a solo op-ed. The piece would not have mentioned the FBI's investigation, started in July, into possible collusion between President Trump's campaign and Russia, Newsweek reports. That investigation was confirmed earlier this month by Comey. On October 7, the Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a statement alleging that the Russian government was tampering with the election to disrupt the U. S., months after it was first reported that hackers had gained access to Democratic ...