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Newt's World

Episode 823: Sean Spicer: From the White House to the Naval Academy Board

Newt's World

Gingrich 360

News, Politics

4.76.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Newt talks with Sean Spicer, former White House Press Secretary, about his recent appointment to the board of the US Naval Academy by President Trump. Spicer shares insights into his career, including his military service and his tenure in the White House. He recounts his legal battle against the Biden administration's unprecedented dismissal of service academy board members and reflects on the media's portrayal of political narratives. Their conversation also covers Spicer's current endeavors, including his podcast, “The Sean Spicer Show” and his role as co-host of “The Morning Meeting” on 2way.tv Additionally, Spicer praises the current White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, for her poise and leadership, and discusses the challenges and strategies in managing the White House press corps.

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On this episode of Nute's World, my guest today is former White House press secretary and very good friend, Sean Spicer.

0:41.6

These days, he's a very business person.

0:44.1

He's just been appointed to the board for the U.S. Naval Academy by President Trump.

0:47.8

He's co-host of the popular show The Morning Meeting, along with Mark Halperin and Dan Turrentine, on the two-way platform.

0:55.2

He hosts his own podcast, The Sean Spicer Show, and he's just recently launched his

1:00.1

sub-stack. In fact, he's so in demand. I'm delighted that he would make the time just to join us.

1:18.5

Sean, thank you. And once again, joining me on Neutral, but I'm really grateful you to take the time.

1:21.0

You ask, I come. That's how it works.

1:25.8

And by the way, congratulations on the president appointing you to the board of the Naval Academy.

1:28.2

I mean, that has got to be a really solid sense of something you spent your whole lifetime doing to serve the country.

1:33.6

Thank you. And there's obviously a bit of poetic justice in that. I talked to the president about

1:37.0

this the other night. As people may recall on the way out the door, it was funny when I left the White

1:41.5

House, they had asked, do you want to do anything? And I'd said, I'll serve on the Board of the Naval Academy. There wasn't an opening at the time. So they put me

1:47.1

on the White House Fellows Commission. Eventually, one of the Obama people's term was up, and they

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