Ex-White House press secretary Sean Spicer has admitted that he ‘absolutely’ made mistakes as President Donald Trump’s spokesman but he doesn’t regret taking the job.
His comments came during an MSNBC interview on Monday in which some of Spicer’s ‘greatest hits’ from the White House were aired.
It included some of his more controversial comments, including the crowd sizes at Trump’s inauguration and references to Hitler never using chemical weapons.
Host Craig Melvin pressed Spicer, asking point blankly if he regretted ever taking the job.
Ex-White House press secretary Sean Spicer has admitted that he ‘absolutely’ made mistakes as President Donald Trump’s spokesman but he doesn’t regret taking the job
‘No. I think in terms of net-net, I enjoyed having a front-row seat to history, was an opportunity of a lifetime,’ Spicer said.
‘Did I make mistakes? Thank you for taking me down memory lane. Absolutely. Do I hope I grow as a person, as a friend, as a stranger to do better? Absolutely.’
Melvin pushed again on Spicer’s regrets, arguing that the ex-spokesman was giving a diplomatic answer.
‘I regret things that I did that brought embarrassment to myself, my family, friends of mine who have been very big supporters, where I said, ‘Hey, that was a self-inflicted wound, I screwed up,’ he said.
Spicer, who resigned from the Trump administration after serving as spokesman for six months, said he didn’t regret taking the job
Host Craig Melvin pressed Spicer, asking point blankly if he regretted ever taking the job
‘And when you screw up, you sit there and go, You know what? It’s not just on you, it’s now going in and having to tell the president of the United States, ‘Hey, I embarrassed myself, your administration, and in some cases did something the American people are not pleased with.’
Spicer resigned from the Trump administration after serving as spokesman for six months.
He stepped down after voicing his objection to the hiring of Anthony Scaramucci as White House communications director. The Mooch was fired after just 10 days.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders took over as White House press secretary.
Spicer stepped down after voicing his objections to Trump over hiring of Anthony Scaramucci as White House communications director