'That's all he wanted': Spicer, a devout Catholic, was snubbed from Trump's big meeting with the Pope in May
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary and a devout Catholic, was left out of President's Donald Trump's meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican in May.
"Wow. That's all he wanted," a source close to the White House told CNN in May. Spicer has spoken publicly about his Catholicism, telling reporters that he gave up alcohol for Lent.
Spicer resigned from the White House on Friday morning after Trump named former hedge fund manager Anthony Scaramucci to the position of White House communications director.
Spicer's tenure was marked by an at-times awkward relationship with Trump. Before the Pope Francis meeting, both sides agreed to limit the number of staffers attending the high-profile meeting, according to CNN, and President Donald Trump's entourage included mostly family.
First Lady Melania Trump and the president's daughter Ivanka were seen donning matching veils alongside son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner. A few key communications aides were also present at the meeting, including spokeswoman Hope Hicks and social media director Dan Scavino, according to Politico.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, Keith Schiller, a deputy assistant, and Brian Hook, a State Department aide, also attended. Reince Priebus, the White House chief of staff, and Stephen Bannon, Trump's chief strategist, had already returned to Washington after the initial stop in Saudi Arabia.
Trump was reportedly mulling a massive staff shake-up at the White House after his communications staff, led by Spicer, failed to contain the fallout from Trump's ouster of former FBI Director James Comey.
- A couple accidentally shipped their cat in an Amazon return package. It arrived safely 6 days later, hundreds of miles away.
- A centenarian who starts her day with gentle exercise and loves walks shares 5 longevity tips, including staying single
- 2 states where home prices are falling because there are too many houses and not enough buyers
- 7 Nutritious and flavourful tiffin ideas to pack for school
- India's e-commerce market set to skyrocket as the country's digital economy surges to USD 1 Trillion by 2030
- Top 5 places to visit near Rishikesh
- Indian economy remains in bright spot: Ministry of Finance
- A surprise visit: Tesla CEO Elon Musk heads to China after deferring India visit
- JNK India IPO allotment date
- JioCinema New Plans
- Realme Narzo 70 Launched
- Apple Let Loose event
- Elon Musk Apology
- RIL cash flows
- Charlie Munger
- Feedbank IPO allotment
- Tata IPO allotment
- Most generous retirement plans
- Broadcom lays off
- Cibil Score vs Cibil Report
- Birla and Bajaj in top Richest
- Nestle Sept 2023 report
- India Equity Market