During Saturday's skit, reporters questioned McCarthy's Spicer on how they can trust what the president is telling him to say -- alluding to this past week's events.
"I'm telling you exactly what President Trump told me," she said, adding that Trump is her friend.
The skit led to Spicer traveling to Trump Tower in New York to ask Trump whether his job was really on the line. In the skit--
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chaotic scenes outside the White House on Tuesday night with
The narrative initially conveyed by Vice President Mike Pence and the communications team – indicating the president followed the advice of Justice Department officials who recommended Comey be fired – was directly contradicted by Trump, who said he made the decision on his own.
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During the tense week, Trump reportedly has canvassed aides about negative headlines the administration continually generates, and if he needs to change the public face of the White House press operation.
Several times throughout the week, Trump floated the idea of canceling press briefings "for the sake of accuracy." He suggested the administration could hold a briefing every two weeks that he himself would deliver. Said/tweeted his surrogates can’t be expected to stand at every podium and be 100% accurate. KMK
