Former Trump lackey Sean Spicer was the first of the administration to really get a taste of what life would be like after having voluntarily lied for the most dishonest President in modern history. He left after enough time had passed for him to be completely associated with Trump, but not enough time had passed for him to have graduated to the level of hardened veteran, so it must be hard for him when he goes out in public.
One imagines that, say, Kellyanne Conway or Sarah Huckabee Sanders are able to properly steel themselves against the inevitable when they venture out in public. But with Spicer, we’re not so sure that’s the case.
Otherwise, we can hardly believe that “Shady Spice” would have taken his book tour into quite so many public signings, which come with all the elements a former Trump employee should probably try to avoid: Open public access, little to no security, and a schedule so people will know exactly where you’ll be at a given time.
He was already heckled once on this tour, with a protester calling him a “piece of garbage” and pointing out how few people were in attendance. But honestly, that’s small potatoes. Anyone who writes any book should probably expect some jerk to do that.
What happened to Sean on Friday, however, was a whole new level of mortifying, and we have it for you here on video.
First, I would like to point out that you see almost exclusively (like 99 percent) old white people in attendance, and that’s a statement all on its own. In fact, the video contains an interview with an old guy and one with some kids, and you can pretty much see the generational difference in attitudes toward not just Spicer, but the entire Trump administration.
And second, check out this black guy, Alex Lombard, who went to prep school with Sean at Portsmouth Abbey School. He totally shows up out of the blue, gets Sean’s attention, is totally recognized by Spicer, then lays it out:
Remember when you tried to fight me?”
At that point, the all-white crowd (other than this one guy) is laughing and probably doubling down on their prejudices in real time when Lombard kicks the interruption into high gear:
Yeah, no, but you called me a n*gger first, right? Remember? Remember? How you called me a n*gger first, Sean?”
Lombard is rushed by a security guard to escort him quickly from the building as an old white woman who clearly gets her understanding of the First Amendment directly from Donald Trump says in the background “Get him outta here, he should be arrested immediately,” presumably before collapsing on a fainting chaise and being revived by her fellow horrified whites.
Let’s just agree this is the best thing you’ll see today:
Featured image via screen capture
