Spicer: Equating WH briefings to Trump tweets ‘silliest thing I’ve ever heard’

White House press secretary Sean Spicer chided a reporter for comparing his press briefings to President Trump’s tweets, calling it “the silliest thing I’ve ever heard.”

During Thursday’s briefing, Jared Rizzi, SiriusXM’s White House correspondent, questioned why the president has tweeted multiple criticisms of Nordstrom for pulling his daughter Ivanka’s clothing and accessory line instead of addressing the recent Quebec City mosque attack and similar situations.

Rizzi cited White House aide Kellyanne Conway’s statement that Trump doesn’t have time to address everything as the lead-in for the question. Spicer pushed back, noting that he addressed the January Quebec City attack that killed six people and injured eight from the briefing room. 

“I literally stand at this podium, and opened a briefing a couple of days ago about the president expressing his condolence,” Spicer said. “I came out here and actually spoke about it.”

{mosads}When pressed further about why Trump chooses to engage on certain issues on Twitter, Spicer said it’s “silly” to compare tweets to the press briefing, before shutting down the heated exchange. 

“You’re equating me addressing the nation here and a tweet,” Spicer said. “That’s the silliest thing I’ve ever heard.”

Twitter has been one of Trump’s preferred platforms for communication and he has frequently indicated where he stands on issues and policies through the social media outlet.