White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer is under fire for remarks he made at today’s press briefing comparing Syrian President Bashar al Assad to Adolf Hitler.
Said Spicer: “Hitler didn’t even sink to using chemical weapons.”
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Spicer later clarified his remarks in a statement:
“In no way was I trying to lessen the horrendous nature of the Holocaust. However, I was trying to draw a contrast of the tactic of using airplanes to drop chemical weapons on innocent people.”
Reaction to Spicer’s comments came quickly:
"Holocaust Centers"?! –@PressSec these were extermination camps. Death camps for millions of people. Sean Spicer you didn't, ON PASSOVER.
— Gilluis Pérez (@GilluisPerez_) April 11, 2017
BREAKING: United Airlines offers Sean Spicer a job as PR chief. His first statement reads "Even Hitler deplaned when asked!"
— Mere Observer (@john_galt_III) April 11, 2017
Spicer is tripling down on *this* argument: Hitler was less despicable than Assad because at least he gassed people in controlled settings.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 11, 2017
Sean Spicer is dead wrong. Hitler used chemical weapons. He preferred Zyklon B (hydrogen cyanide). More background: https://t.co/pN7hwcgtS3 pic.twitter.com/8xKBwvEyXe
— Dr. Craig Considine (@CraigCons) April 11, 2017
I hope @PressSec takes time to visit @HolocaustMuseum. It's a few blocks away. https://t.co/24fNoMUyS8
— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) April 11, 2017
