Trump’s Prayer Breakfast Remarks Were ‘Beautiful’: Spicer Bats Away Apprentice Joke Criticism

White House press secretary Sean Spicer calls Trump’s Arnold Schwarzenegger ratings taunt a “lighthearted moment” https://t.co/rn49GlbTRV pic.twitter.com/TSupuypBzx

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) February 2, 2017

At today’s White House press briefing, Sean Spicer was asked about President Donald Trump‘s decision to joke about The Apprentice during this morning’s National Prayer Breakfast.

Arnold Schwarzenegger got sassy in his response to Trump, but Spicer took a more poetic route.

“He meant it as a light-hearted moment,” he said. “And I think if you look at the totality of his remarks, they were absolutely beautiful and I think to hone in on that, it was a light-hearted moment he was trying to have…”

Immediately after that, Spicer announced he wouldn’t be in tomorrow, then turned and walked out as reporters continued to ask questions.

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