RantCrush Top 5: June 20, 2017

There haven’t been many on-camera press briefings in the White House lately–President Trump hasn’t held one since February and Press Secretary Sean Spicer is doing more off-camera briefings. So yesterday, CNN’s Jim Acosta blew off some steam in an on-air rant about the useless briefings.

Must watch: @CNN‘s @Acosta says the White House is “stonewalling.” Briefings are “basically pointless at this point” https://t.co/j6PsdqhkGI

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 19, 2017

Additionally, Rosie Gray of the Atlantic wrote a piece about the issue, attempting to get answers about why Spicer is not appearing on camera anymore. When she asked Steve Bannon, he simply said, “Sean got fatter.” This caused a lot of jokes online, although some people felt sorry for Spicey.

We’ve all gotten fat during the Trump administration, Sean Spicer isn’t special

— Rachel Fisher (@TheRachelFisher) June 20, 2017

“Sean got fatter?” Dear lord, they’re treating him like a Miss Universe contestant now. https://t.co/Vs99Ecw7FG

— Al Giordano (@AlGiordano) June 20, 2017

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