Hide in the Bushes
“Spicer got his wish and was soon standing in near darkness between two tall hedges, with more than a dozen reporters closely gathered around him.”
“After Spicer spent
several minutes hidden in the bushes . . . an assistant emerged and told
reporters that Spicer would answer some questions, as long as he was not filmed
doing so. Spicer then emerged.
“‘Just turn the lights off. Turn the
lights off,’ he ordered. ‘We’ll take care of this . . . . Can you just turn that
light off?’
“Spicer got his wish and was soon standing in near darkness between two tall hedges, with more than a dozen reporters closely gathered around him.”
—Steve
Benen, reporter, “Sean Spicer ‘spent several minutes hidden in the bushes,’”
MSNBC, May 10, 2017
• Editorial Comment: The Washington Post’s new motto: “Democracy dies in darkness.”
PeezPix by Ted Pease
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