Though White House press secretary Sean Spicer was decidedly chill about Melissa McCarthy's impression of him on Saturday's episode of SNL, our president reportedly wasn't so much. Shocker.
Politico reports that, according to "sources close to" President Donald Trump, the president was more bothered by a woman portraying Spicer than the fact that Trump hired someone who seems like a parody of himself:
"More than being lampooned as a press secretary who makes up facts, it was Spicer's portrayal by a woman that was most problematic in the president's eyes, according to sources close to him. And the unflattering send-up by a female comedian was not considered helpful for Spicer's longevity in the grueling, high-profile job, where he has struggled to strike the right balance between representing an administration that considers the media the "opposition party," and developing a functional relationship with the press."
A "top Trump donor" added that Trump "doesn't like his people to look weak." Because the "weak" piece of the equation here is that a woman portrayed him.
What's interesting, though, is Trump's silence on Twitter about the whole ordeal. We'll have to see what happens on Tuesday, when Spicer faces reporters in the briefing room.
(H/T Politico)
