White House press secretary Sean Spicer called on American Urban Radio Networks correspondent April Ryan first on Wednesday, one day after the two had a briefing room confrontation that reverberated across the political media landscape.
White House press secretary goes to April Ryan for the first question after Tuesday's confrontation https://t.co/Yn47sKjfSR pic.twitter.com/PX8BMSzMvB— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) March 29, 2017
Ryan on Tuesday had asked Spicer a question and as he answered, he admonished her to stop shaking her head as he spoke.
“I’m sorry, please stop shaking your head,” Spicer said.
Fellow reporters leapt to Ryan’s defense afterward, accusing the press secretary of lecturing and patronizing her.
Ryan herself suggested Wednesday morning that Spicer is sexist, and accused him and the entire Trump administration of trying to discredit the press.
“We are the press who’s under attack,” said Ryan. “We are under attack by this administration. It’s about discrediting credible media.”
Spicer defended his interaction with Ryan, calling the exchange typical of others he’s had with reporters and said it was “demeaning” to think Ryan can’t “take it.”
