Sean Spicer Exits Newsmax a Year After Losing Prime Spot, Vows to Be a ‘Force for Good’
thewrap.comof Newsmax’s lineup — the first press secretary during the Donald Trump administration has left Newsmax, pledging to be “a force for good in this country.” According to Mediaite, Spicer and Newsmax could not come to terms on a new contract.“After three-plus amazing years of ‘Spicer and Company,’ I’m leaving Newsmax to embark on a new project,” Spicer said in a YouTube video, which you can watch at the top of this post.
A grinning Spicer, standing in front of a skyline backdrop featuring the U.S. Capitol dome, said he was “excited about what’s to come” before listing several accomplishments that would instead seem to mark the beginning of an extended tenure.
They included growing “tremendously” to an audience of millions and “multiple instances” that had “a direct impact on national political and cultural conversations.” Spicer did not specify any examples, so it was unclear what specifically he was referencing.
But he went on to say it was an honor and that he was grateful to Newsmax, his viewers and his co-host, Lyndsay Keith, who bowed out last month after three years in the spot alongside Spicer.“Spicer & Co.” was bumped by Van Susteren’s show when she was hired by Newsmax in May 2022.
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