Behind The Tweets: Sean Spicer at The Emmys

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins’s tweet is representative of the Twitter backlash against former White House press secretary Sean Spicer appearing at the Emmys last night:

Is it supposed to be comical that the former White House spokesman is now tacitly admitting that he lied to the American people?

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) September 18, 2017

No, but it’s comical that the American people-and journalists, of all people-don’t understand that the literal job of the White House spokesman is to lie for the president.

I think this is indicative of a split between liberals who are starting to recognize reality and liberals doubling down on conspiracies. The fact that Sean Spicer could even make it through the door at the Emmys without getting beaten up means *somebody* there must understand the real world.

Other reactions:

https://twitter.com/Lollardfish/status/909582336852885504

David Perry is a journalist, according to his bio, and that thread goes on in a similar vein for some time. I assume he is also referring to former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski being named a visiting fellow at Harvard.

If liberals are unwilling to withhold the only thing that hasn't yet been stolen by trump regime- social approval- then the theft is total. https://t.co/klhBwxeeTq

— 😷 Reject COVID Denialism 🇺🇸🇬🇧 (@evenodds23) September 18, 2017

What kind of Arts Community goes for a cheap joke by allowing this white supremacy enabling muthafucka into it's midst! Ashamed…. pic.twitter.com/7kyhV8p0e6

— Ron Perlman (@perlmutations) September 18, 2017

Reminder: I don’t follow any of those people. They are retweeted into my timelines.

UPDATE: Here’s the controversial appearance, all 30 seconds of it.