Yes, Spicer has made numerous gaffes during his short tenure as press secretary—ones that have been compounded by his inability to earn the trust and confidence of the press corps. In recent days, he seemed to suggest that barrel bombs are a red line in Syria. And in an attempt to apologize for his Hitler remarks, he mistakenly told Wolf Blitzer that Trump was trying to “destabilize” the region.
We don’t need to invent Freudian reasons to explain his propensity for saying stupid things. To paraphrase Thank You for Smoking, “Michael Jordan plays ball, Charles Manson kills people, and Sean Spicer spouts nonsense.”
One certainly could argue that Spicer is not suited for this job—that he’s in over his head—and that his general incompetence is grounds for dismissal. If Donald Trump wants to fire Sean Spicer for the cumulative mistakes he has made, then that’s his prerogative. But removing him for what was obviously a horrible mistake—not an act of maliciousness—would be yet another mistake to add to this administration’s ever-growing list.
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