Sean Spicer has resigned.

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Spicer’s statement about ‘too many cooks in the kitchen’ appeared to confirm earlier reports that his decision to quit was prompted by Trump’s decision to hire New York financier Anthony Scaramucci (right) as his new communications director. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (left) will take over Spicer's job as press secretary

 

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TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME: Outgoing White House press secretary Sean Spicer walks down the steps of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building towards the White House, Friday, July 21, 2017, in Washington. Spicer abruptly resigned his position, ending a rocky six-month tenure that made his news briefings defending President Donald Trump must-see TV

 

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HUG IT OUT: Anthony Scaramucci, incoming White House communications director, hugs White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders as he takes the podium at the daily press briefing at the White House, Friday, July 21, 2017, in Washington. White House press secretary Sean Spicer has resigned

 

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'THERE'S PROBABLY SOME LEVEL OF TRUTH': Scaramucci delivered a smooth briefing but said he'd have to 'do more research' on President Trump's claim that three to five people voted illegally

 

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Spicer tweeted that he will stay on until August

 

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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 27: Deidre Scaramucci and Anthony Scaramucci attend "Hopping Over the Rabbit Hole" Anthony Scaramucci Book Party on October 27, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

 

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Scaramucci gave a strong recommendation to his new boss

 

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Scaramucci, like Trump, trumpets a strong belief in loyalty. He is pictured here with wife, Diedre

 

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BRIGHT LIGHTS: Anthony Scaramucci and wife Deidre Scaramucci

 

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Spicer had tense relations with the press during his rocky tenure

 

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White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer walks down the White House Colonnade after returning on the South Lawn by Marine One, with US President Donald J. Trump (not pictured) in Washington, DC, USA, 17 May 2017 (reissued 21 July 2017)

 

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Taking the podium for the first time after a dramatic shake-up of the White House press shop on Friday, Anthony Scaramucci, the president's new communications director, confidently claimed at a televised news conference that the 'president is really well-loved,' in spite of polling that says otherwise

 

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t Scaramucci also suggested that Trump did not believe Spicer's communications strategy had been working as he commented on the president's desire to express himself more fully

 

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'There tends to be a disconnection in terms of some of the things that are going on, and we want to connect that,' Scaramucci said in response to a question from DailyMail.com

 

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Tweeting his own password, wearing the American flag upside down and Melissa McCarthy: Highlights from America's favorite bumbling press secretary Sean Spicer. PERIOD

During his six months and one day on the job, Sean Spicer made dozens of headlines for his slip-ups as press secretary. Spicer announced Friday he is resigning from the job. His first press conference consisted of blasting the press, saying the media was lying about the size of President Trump's crowds. At one point he wore his flag pin upside-down, he tweeted out his password and photos of him dressed as the Easter bunny at the White House Egg roll resurface

 

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During his six months and one day on the job, Sean Spicer made dozens of headlines for his slip-ups as press secretary.
But his time for nationally scrutinized gaffes is coming to an end. On Friday, it was announced Spicer is resigning and will leave his post through August.


THE FIRST CONFERENCE

His iconic first press conference consisted of blasting the press, saying the media was lying about the size of President Trump's crowds.
Spicer defiantly and inaccurately stated: 'This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration - PERIOD- both in person and around the globe.'
The bizarre press conference baffled reporters and viewers nationwide, and people kept tuning in to see what Spicer would say next.
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THE NO BAN, BAN

In a hilariously contradicting exchange with reporters, Spicer tried to clarify how the ban is not a ban but that Trump is calling it a ban because the media is calling it a ban.
This was one of the first times when Trump's tweets the following morning would directly refute what his press secretary said.




MELISSA MCCARTHY MOCKS HIM ON SNL

This conference gained so much attention Melissa McCarthy hilariously portrayed Spicer in a sketch. This reportedly angered President Trump to have his strongman portrayed by a woman, according to Politico.
People started wondering if Spicer would soon be ousted as press secretary since he was getting more attention for his bumbling antics and mispronunciations than what he was actually saying.




MISPRONOUNCING FOREIGN LEADERS' NAMES

For example, he famously stumbled over Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's name.
He also struggled from time to time to pronounce Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's name.




HE TWEETS HIS OWN PASSWORD

A few days later, he appeared to accidentally tweet then delete his password on Twitter, which is rookie mistake number one for any one with multiple social media accounts.
Of course, it could also be a pocket tweet.

The press secretary tweeted out a nonsensical series of numbers and letters, appearing to be a pocket tweet or password

IS THAT A DISTRESS SIGNAL?
On March 10, people started wondering if his upside down pin was a sign of distress. This symbol is famously used in House Of Cards logo, a show centered around an American political dystopia.
A reporter pointed it out and Spicer quickly rotated the pin.

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Blink twice if you need help: Sean Spicer rotated the pin so it didn't appear like a distress signal

SPINACH SPICER

For a March 27 press briefing, Spicer appeared to have a piece of spinach, kale or perhaps cilantro stuck between his teeth. Suspiciously, he started having more off-air briefings in the following months.

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After the spinach incident, Spicer started having fewer on-air conferences and Huckabee Sanders started taking over more

SAYING HITLER DIDN'T USE CHEMICAL WEAPONS

On April 12 Sean Spicer appeared to forget about one of the most notorious aspects of the Holocaust. During an on-air press briefing, he attempted to defend Trump's missile attack on a Syrian weapon airbase.
While trying to convey the extent of the atrocities committed by President Bashar al-Assad, Spicer said: 'We didn't use chemical weapons in World War II.'
'You had someone as despicable as Hitler didn't even sink to using chemical weapons. If you're Russia, you have to ask yourself if this is a country and regime that you want to align yourself with.'




He also called the concentration camps 'Holocaust centers.'

This was especially poor timing because it was during Passover. Plus, the White House's official statement for Holocaust Remembrance Day months before didn't specifically mention Jewish people as victims.
That day, the Anne Frank Center called for Spicer's firing because he appeared to downplay the Holocaust. He issued an apology, that was revised several times, later that day.

 

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EASTER BUNNY SEAN SPICER


Spicer repeatedly treated reporters like kids, telling them to not shake their head when he wouldn't let them speak and telling them to wait their turn.
But he proved to be good with children when photos resurfaced of him showing he wore the Easter bunny costume during the 2008 annual White House Egg Roll.

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Sean Spicer (right) proved he was a good sport by dressing up as the Easter bunny in 2008 for the White House Egg Roll

 

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The only criticism I have of Spicer is he is banal.

 

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The best part of this is Melissa McCarthy is out of a job.

 

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Sean Spicer is pictured taking his dog, Billy, out for a walk near his home in Washington DC on Sunday morning