Sean Spicer on Trump 2.0: ‘It’s Going to Be Cataclysmic’ | NYT Opinion

youtube
Sean Spicer on Trump 2.0: ‘It’s Going to Be Cataclysmic’ | NYT Opinion Why did the first Trump administration go off the rails so quickly and spectacularly? And will his second administration do the same — or will it end up being more effective than many people expect? Sean Spicer played a central role in the chaos eight years ago as Donald Trump’s first White House press secretary: His outlandish claims about presidential inauguration crowd sizes were illustrative of the circuslike atmosphere where aides and advisers preened and performed to please ringmaster Trump and little got done. In a Times Opinion Video, Mr. Spicer shares his regrets about the crowd-size debacle and draws on his experience with Mr. Trump in power to argue that his second term will be profoundly different from the fractious first. Mr. Spicer, who has worked in politics for more than 30 years and served as the communications director of the Republican National Committee, says that​ the Trump team at the White House in early 2017 was no team at all, but rather a cast of characters who didn’t know one another well​ and got swept up in the opportunity to promote their own brands, which led to infighting and personality wars. This time around, he says, Mr. Trump ​has a team of long-term allies who, from Day 1, will prioritize policy over personality.​ If you didn’t like Mr. Trump, the chaos of his first term was pretty useful — it impeded his agenda. But no one is peacocking and leaking nearly as much this time around, and Mr. Spicer argues that’s a sign of things to come: T
  2025/01/19      youtube

latest news

Trump floats San Francisco as next target for crime crackdown #shorts

President Donald Trump said his administ...

  2025/10/15

Dow Slip, S&P and Nasdaq Edge Higher | Closing Bell

Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of...

  2025/10/15

Ferrari CEO Says Guidance Plan Is Ambitious

Ferrari NV CEO Benedetto Vigna says the ...

  2025/10/15

ASML Earnings Signal AI Demand Holding Strong | Bloomberg Tech 10/15/2

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde breaks down AS...

  2025/10/15

The key takeaways from this week’s big bank earnings #shorts #banks #e

The six big banks, Morgan Stanley, JPMor...

  2025/10/15

Large AI companies are 'complementary' to AI start-ups, not a threat:

Alice Bentinck, Entrepreneur First co-fo...

  2025/10/15

Pres. Trump: India assured me they will not be buying oil from Russia

CNBC's Eamon Javers joins 'Closing Bell ...

  2025/10/15

Convincing Enterprise to Invest in AI

AI providers need to show enterprise cus...

  2025/10/15

LIVE: President Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel provide an update on

President Donald Trump and FBI Director ...

  2025/10/15

We’re Not in an AI Bubble: Globalt’s Martin

Thomas Martin, senior portfolio manager ...

  2025/10/15

D.A. Davidson's Gil Luria: There are still software companies that can

D.A. Davidson's Gil Luria joins 'Closing...

  2025/10/15

Apple Updates Products Ahead of Holiday Season

Apple

Apple has updated its top-of-the-line pr...

  2025/10/15

Trump Could Target San Francisco for Crime Crackdown

President Donald Trump says San Francisc...

  2025/10/15

With stocks this expensive you 'better know what you own, and not let

Alan McKnight, Regions Wealth Management...

  2025/10/15

LIVE: Tenn. Senator Marsha Blackburn on AI development and regulation

With AI advancing so quickly, lawmakers ...

  2025/10/15

D-Wave Makes European Push

D-Wave has announced an agreement with S...

  2025/10/15