The first few questions were related to policy, not Spicer's future, but he was eventually asked about a recent Politico report that President Trump is looking to make changes to the White House communications operation.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer says the president "clearly wants" Senate Republicans to put forward a health care bill "that has heart".
"It's no secret we've had a couple of vacancies, including our communications director..."
If Trump adviser Steve Bannon was joking when he suggested that White House press briefings have recently been held off-camera because "Sean [Spicer] got fatter", Chelsea Clinton is not laughing. "And it just feels like we are slowly but surely being dragged into a new normal in this country where the President of the United States is allowed to insulate himself from answering hard questions".
Ivanka Trump talks to Sean Spicer at the White House.
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"I don't know why everybody is going along with this", Acosta said.
Whatever the reason might be, if Spicer actually leaves, not only would the press miss his erratic performance in the briefing room, but America would also miss him. I don't think that should come as a surprise. "You can keep taking your selfies", he added. Join us in a conversation about world events, the newsgathering process or whatever aspect of the news universe you find interesting or important.
"We went from "no-drama-Obama" to drama every 10 seconds in this administration".
You're probably wearing more than one hat at the moment" before asking about "a great deal of unrest...about a lack of press briefings, a lack of communication with you directly outside of say, the office ... unpack the idea behind fewer on camera briefings?
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