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Walk Back

White House press secretary Sean Spicer talks to the media during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 10, 2017. Spicer dis-
cussed Syria, Trump’s first one hundred days in office and other topics.
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Spicer Apologizes for ‘Insensitive’ Reference to Holocaust

KEN THOMAS in earlier comments about Assad’s use of chemical During the daily White It was the second day in a
JILL COLVIN Syrian President Bashar weapons and gas against House briefing, Spicer told row in which Spicer, Presi-
Associated Press Assad’s use of chemical his people but “mistakenly reporters that Adolf Hitler dent Donald Trump’s main
WASHINGTON (AP) — White weapons — remarks that made an inappropriate “didn’t even sink to using spokesman, appeared to
House Press Secretary Sean drew instant rebuke from and insensitive reference chemical weapons.” Critics struggle to articulate the
Spicer apologized Tuesday Jewish groups and critics. to the Holocaust, for which noted the remark ignored president’s foreign policy
for making an “inappropri- Spicer said in an interview there is no comparison. Hitler’s use of gas cham- at a critical time.
ate and insensitive” com- with CNN that he was try- And for that I apologize. It bers to exterminate Jews Continued on Page 3
parison to the Holocaust ing to make a point about was a mistake to do that.” during the Holocaust.