Spicer denies claims Priebus made ‘package deal’ with Trump

Published December 16, 2016 3:21am ET



Republican National Committee spokesman and chief strategist Sean Spicer decried reports on Thursday evening that incoming White House chief of staff Reince Priebus made a “package deal” with President-elect Trump that included hiring Spicer as press secretary.

“There’s also a report that Reince Priebus said ‘this is a package deal – Sean Spicer has to be the press secretary, that’s the only way I’m going to take it’ – because he hearts you,” Fox News host Megyn Kelly asked him.

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