comment. howie: several news organizations are reporting you may be moving into a management role. but having some scars, are you weary of the televised combat? sean: it s an honor and privilege to have this job and do this on behalf of the president of the united states. what i like is doing my part to help advance the president s agenda. i think he s fighting hard every day. if i can help amplify his message i will do that. howie: special election in georgia, the media said it was a referendum on trump. sean: i don t think it existed. for the fourth time in a row they lost a special election and for a fourth time in a row, the
look bad. as i travel the country i hear from a lot of people who support sean spicer. they say the reporters are out to get him, and he s supporting the president and trying to stand his ground. people don t know if he has credibility and face time with the president. sean spicer gets in front of the camera and says i haven t talked to the president about that. former press secretaries have been able to go into the oval office and speak with the president about these issues. howie: i m pretty sure i have heard that before. i think the decisions are being made at the president level, not the press secretary level. in an embarrassing retraction, cnn deleted a story suggesting
what he was saying wasn t picked up by the media. it s easier to focus on the tapes instead of the former f.b.i. director was leaking. that was a story the media wasn t interested in. howie: i tried to press his with sean spicer. does the president neutralize some of the media criticism where what he did at the iowa rally. he criticized the phoney nbc network. they said rain may have dampened the turnout in the georgia special election. shannon: those who know the president well and know him for years say he leans into controversy.
jim acosta is a friend of mine. i got comments on twitter, he s a jerk. i will repeat. jim acosta is a friend, but he s overdoing this. he compared the white house to pravda this week. if you are going to be a reporter, these opinions are coming from white house correspondents. he had another tweet that said this is about the constitution of the united states of america. there is nothing in the constitution that says the white house has to have a televised briefing every day. i believe in the principle, wake up sean spicer, this is 2017, the american people expect transparency. tuesday we had audio only. get in front of a camera and answer the tough questions. howie: spicer said to me, when
in general, is that much of the press corps has been very, very unfair to this president. just look at most of the newspapers every day. but that doesn t mean you shut down the briefings. howie: since you are on camera, i have one more tough question for you. has it been awkward for sean spicer to go out of these briefing and people say we have reports that you are moving up to a management position. it s been clear white house officials have been reaching out to other potential press secretaries. ed: it makes it awkward. but the issue is not whether it s televised. he did not do well for himself when he said on camera these are the largest inaugural crowds ever. that wasn t true and it made him