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We decided that our word for 2017 is forward.

Today we're exploring what exactly that means for all of us in the Trump era.

This is Sarah from the left and Beth from the right.

You're listening to PantSUPolitics.

No shouting, no insults, plenty of nuance.

Welcome to season three, everybody.

In this episode, we're going to be talking about Sean Spicer and alternative facts.

That forward means in the Trump era and what we're personally looking forward to this year.

So Sean Spicer had his first press briefing is probably a generous word.

Let's call it his first press scolding because maybe that's what it's going to be.

He essentially walked into the White House briefing room, showed some pictures of inaugural

crowds, insisted that Donald Trump had the biggest crowd ever in the history of all crowds,

shut up, stopped writing about this, move on and left the room.

Without taking questions.

Without taking a single question.

I think this is one of the most alarming things that has happened because they are in now.

This wasn't spin, this isn't a campaign event, this is not the RNC, this is the White House,

this is the press secretary, and this was his approach to his first meeting with the media.

Well, and he struck a very similar tone when he went to CIA headquarters.

Right, so Donald Trump himself stood in front of the wall that honors CIA officials who

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