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10 quotes from Sean Spicer
“It was the most watched inaugural.”
— Sean Spicer
January 23, 2017   •   Defending the administration’s inauguration-audience claims during his first formal White House briefing.
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“This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration — period — both in person and around the globe.”
— Sean Spicer
January 21, 2017   •   White House statement about Trump's inauguration; available evidence contradicted the claim.
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“I mistakenly used an inappropriate and insensitive reference to the Holocaust.”
— Sean Spicer
April 11, 2017   •   Spicer apologizing for his remarks.
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“Even Hitler didn’t sink to using chemical weapons.”
— Sean Spicer
April 11, 2017   •   Spicer comparing Bashar al-Assad with Adolf Hitler; he apologized.
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“Our intention is never to lie to you.”
— Sean Spicer
January 23, 2017   •   Asked about his credibility after the inauguration crowd controversy, Spicer told reporters the White House did not intend to lie.
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“It’s unquestionable.”
— Sean Spicer
January 23, 2017   •   Spicer insisted the combined in-person, television and online audience made Trump’s inauguration the largest total audience.
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“He was not using the gas on his own people the same way that Assad is doing.”
— Sean Spicer
April 11, 2017   •   Spicer attempting to clarify his Hitler comparison.
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“This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration — period.”
— Sean Spicer
January 21, 2017   •   Spicer’s first White House press briefing.
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“Sometimes we can disagree with the facts.”
— Sean Spicer
October 8, 2026   •   Spicer discussing disputes between the White House and press.
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“These attempts to lessen the enthusiasm of the inauguration are shameful and wrong.”
— Sean Spicer
January 21, 2017   •   Said during his first White House press briefing while disputing reporting and photographs about inaugural crowd size.
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