Megathread: Sean Spicer WWII gaffe

This afternoon, in a White House briefing, Press Secretary Sean Spicer made the erroneous claim that Hitler and Nazi Germany did not use chemical weapons, drawing a comparison to recent events in Syria. Several clarifications were later made.

As a reminder, the purpose of megathreads is to consolidate posts that would otherwise overwhelm the front page of the sub.


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Spicer: Hitler didnt even sink to using chemical weapons, although he sent Jews to the Holocaust centeru/madashellothere
Sean Spicer just forgot the 1st rule of politics: Never compare anything to Hitleru/r4816
Sean Spicer faces backlash after claiming Hitler did not use chemical weaponsu/m_richards
White House remark on Hitler and chemical weapons draws ire..u/jocab-123
WTF Sean Spicer Just Said About Hitler During Passoveru/BookerDeWittsCarbine
The Sean Spicer Show Is Twitters Best Houru/happyantoninscalia
The Daily Spicer: Holocaust centers. Yes, the press secretary used that term.u/i-am-sancho
Anne Frank Center Calls On Trump To 'Fire Sean Spicer Now'u/therecordcorrected
Sean Spicers rolling Holocaust gaffe is the mother of all Holocaust gaffes.u/billthomson
Sean Spicer just forgot the 1st rule of politics: Never compare anything to Hitleru/saucytryhard
Sean Spicer made not one but several gaffes about the Holocaust on Tuesdayu/JohnRyanFan
Sean Spicer Claims Hitler Didn't Use Chemical Weapons, Implies Jews Weren't Real Germans, Refers to Death Camps as "Holocaust Centers"u/running_over_rivers
Here's why people are upset that Sean Spicer compared Syrian President Assad to Hitleru/Speaking-of-segues
Anne Frank Center calls for Spicer to be firedu/paranoidadndroid
Anne Frank Center Demands Trump Fire Sean Spicer Over Holocaust Denialu/saucytryhard
Spicer: Even Hitler didn't use chemical weaponsu/jastarael
Press Secretary Sean Spicer says Hitler 'didn't even sink to using chemical weapons'u/heeloftar
Spicer: Hitler 'didn't even sink to using chemical weapons'u/SallyYatesIsAHero
Sean Spicer tries to clarify claim that Hitler didnt even sink to using chemical weaponsu/derpexpress
Pelosi: 'Sean Spicer Must Be Fired'u/saucytryhard
Spicer: Not even Hitler used chemical weaponsu/mccarthybergeron
Anne Frank Center wants Spicer fired for Holocaust remarksu/demosthenes131
Jewish GOP lawmaker weighs in on Spicer's Hitler commentsu/Captain_Wompus
Alex Jones knocks Sean Spicer for 'ignorant' Holocaust commentsu/aggie1391
Sean Spicer Claims Hitler Didn't Use Chemical Weapons, Refers to Death Camps as "Holocaust Centers"u/NanoChemist
Sean Spicer Just Claimed That Hitler Never Used Chemical Weaponsu/todayilearned83
White House press secretary Sean Spicer apologizes for insensitive reference to Holocaustu/Usawasfun
Spicer apologizes for Hitler blunderu/slaysia
Sean Spicer apologizes for Hitler referenceu/saucytryhard
Alex Jones Tries To Defend Sean Spicer's Holocaust Comments, But Even He Gives Upu/demosthenes131
Spicer apologizes for Hitler comparison: 'It was a mistake to do that'u/HiImAConservative
Sean Spicer Apologizes For Holocaust Remarksu/focalfiend
Alex Jones Tries To Defend Sean Spicers Holocaust Comments, But Even He Gives Upu/saucytryhard
PELOSI: Spicer 'must be fired' for his Hitler flubu/Imnaha2
Spicer: Even Hitler didn't use chemical weaponsu/Grehjin
Trump spokesman sparks outcry by comparing Assad to Hitleru/tankguy41
Sean Spicer: Hitler "didn't even sink to using chemical weapons"u/Odawn
Watch April Ryan Realize Sean Spicer Actually Did Just Say That About Hitleru/TheDevourerOfDreams
Sean Spicer: Syrias Assad is worse than Hitler because he was not using the gas on his own peopleu/FDR2020_
Spicer literally just said Trump is trying "to destabilize the region" during his hitler comparison apology. Timestamp @3:15u/pianoboy8
Sean Spicer criticised after saying Adolf Hitler 'didn't use chemical weapons'u/Atiq1234
Sean Spicer Compares Assad To Hitleru/claudiojpereira
Spicer apologizes for Hitler comparison: 'It was a mistake to do that'u/lonelyredditgirl
Fox News commentator brings up Sean Spicer's Holocaust flub after saying producer left it out of the agendau/bluetexan62
Sheldon Adelson's Office 'Contacted Sean Spicer' Over His Holocaust Remarksu/MacNCheezOnUrKneez
'Are you saying Jews weren't innocent?': Sean Spicer's apology for Holocaust gaffe backfiresu/grepnork
There can be no joy in such incompetence: Journalists call for Sean Spicer to be fired following Holocaust center commentsu/inbredhillbilly
Sean Spicer apologises for saying Adolf Hitler didn't gas 'his own people' as he fights to keep jobu/Lu98ish
Spicer apologizes after receiving sharp criticism for saying Hitler didnt use chemical weaponsu/AlexJones__
Israeli cabinet minister welcomes Spicer's apology over Hitler remarksu/sunnylomz
Will Sean Spicer Be Fired Over Hitler-Assad Comments? US Human Rights Watchdog Calls For Removalu/Imnaha2
Sean Spicer's Hitler-Assad comments mirror recent Fox interviewu/Antinatalista
Spicer apologizes after receiving sharp criticism for saying Hitler didnt use chemical weaponsu/flounder19
Sean Spicer apologizes again for Hitler comment, says 'I let the president down'u/dreammerr
Sean Spicer apologizes again for Hitler comment, says 'I let the president down'u/finfangfoom1
Sean Spicers Hitler comment isnt the only violation of American politics in the newsu/bigdog6286
Least popular U.S. governor Chris Christie offers Sean Spicer advice: Dont bring up Hitler everu/coolcrosby
Sadly, Sean Spicer's Hitler comments serve as a useful distraction for Trumpu/legrandcourt
Anne Frank Center director: Trump should fire Spicer for Hitler remarku/barzabeeb
North Dakota congressman: Spicer Hitler comment 'not without some validity'u/SocialistNordia
CNN's Tapper: Spicer should visit Holocaust museumu/progress18

Posted Apr 11, 2017, 8:51 PM UTC · edited

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