Spicer Apologizes for Saying Hitler Didn’t Use Chemical Weapons
- Trump spokesman draws comparison with Assad, triggers backlash
- Press secretary later apologizes in live interview on CNN
Sean Spicer Claims Hitler Didn't Use Chemical Weapons
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White House press secretary Sean Spicer apologized after a storm of criticism followed remarks in which he attempted to compare Syria’s Bashar al-Assad to Adolf Hitler by saying that even the Nazi leader didn’t “sink to using chemical weapons.”
“It was a mistake; I shouldn’t have done it,” Spicer said on CNN, acknowledging that host Wolf Blitzer’s characterization of his remarks as a “blunder” was accurate. “My goal now and then is to stay focused on Assad and I should have, and I’ll make sure to stay in my lane when I talk about that.”