RantCrush Top 5: May 11, 2017

After President Donald Trump unexpectedly fired James Comey, the White House struggled to explain what had happened to reporters. Press Secretary Sean Spicer tried to avoid talking to the media for as long as possible, huddling with his staff near some bushes outside the White House. But as criticism of the firing increased, he decided to talk to them as long as he wasn’t filmed. “Just turn the lights off. Turn the lights off,” he ordered. The makeshift press conference was held in almost complete darkness, outside, for about 10 minutes. The Washington Post initially reported that he was hiding in the bushes, leading to a lot of fun reactions from social media users.

found this photo of sean spicer hiding between the bushes pic.twitter.com/YZOMCOvHZC

— David Mack (@davidmackau) May 10, 2017

2017: the year when that GIF of Homer Simpson hiding in the bushes becomes politically relevant.

— Maris Kreizman (@mariskreizman) May 10, 2017

“After Spicer spent several minutes hidden in bushes…” You guys, SNL is gonna be soooooo good this week. https://t.co/aCmcXXUic6

— Amy Berg (@bergopolis) May 10, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.