Sean Spicer says he would not return as White House press secretary if Trump asked him

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Friday that he would not return to the position if President Trump offered it following the announcement that Sarah Huckabee Sanders will depart at the end of June.

“Oh, would I go back? Oh no. No, no, no,” Spicer told MSNBC’s Hallie Jackson.

“I’ve told the president many times that it was an honor to do it, but I’m much more happy and relaxed and less stressful now.”

@HallieJackson asks ex-White House Press Secy. Sean Spicer if President Trump even needs a press secretary given the president’s communication style. When asked, Spicer says he would not go back to the job. “Oh no. No no no.” pic.twitter.com/BqA83X5KSf

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 14, 2019 

Trump announced Sanders’s departure on Thursday, floating the idea of her running for governor of her home state of Arkansas.

….She is a very special person with extraordinary talents, who has done an incredible job! I hope she decides to run for Governor of Arkansas – she would be fantastic. Sarah, thank you for a job well done!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 13, 2019

{mosads}Sanders succeeded Spicer as Trump’s top spokesperson in July 2017. Both had contentious relationships with the media, with traditional daily press briefings largely dropping off in recent months.

Since leaving the administration, Spicer has made a cameo appearance at the presentation of the Emmy Awards and announced that he is writing a book.

Another former White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, also indicated that he would not return to the job. His comment came after Trump said earlier Friday that he would not bring Scaramucci back to fill Sanders’s role.

Scaramucci, who lasted just 10 days at the White House, said he appreciated Trump’s advice as a “marriage counselor” during his short tenure, and hinted at stress caused by the job.

“On the fourth day, I was in the shower at the White House, watching my hair go into the drain,” Scaramucci said on CNN’s “New Day.”

“I’d like to keep my hair.”

“On the fourth day, I was in the shower at the White House, watching my hair go into the drain. I’d like to keep my hair.”
In the wake of Sarah Sanders’ pending departure, fmr. WH Dir. of Comms. @Scaramucci explains why he isn’t interested in his old job.https://t.co/3YcJRyiOkE pic.twitter.com/dNsimc9Ueq

— New Day (@NewDay) June 14, 2019

–Updated at 11:53 a.m.