Why Sean Spicer thinks Trump 2.0 outshines the first term
Sean Spicer believes that Trump's second term will be more significant than the first. In his new book, he argues that Trump has learned from past experiences and is now more selective in his Cabinet choices. Spicer contrasts Trump's Cabinet with Biden's, calling it a 'Cabinet of absolute winners.'
- ▪Sean Spicer served as Trump's first press secretary and has insights into his presidency.
- ▪In his book 'Trump 2.0', Spicer claims Trump has learned from his first term.
- ▪Spicer criticizes Biden's Cabinet, describing it as a 'Cabinet of forgettables.'
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Sean Spicer was there at the start of Trump 1.0, helping him get elected and then serving as his first press secretary in the White House, so he has a pretty good idea what he’s talking about when he says the second Trump term is shaping up to be even more important. His new book, “Trump 2.0,” says the president learned from that first go-around — and figured out that personnel matters as much as anything. This time, he knew who he wanted to hire and who he needed to avoid. “Just think about President Biden’s administration. I would bet that Americans couldn’t even name a single member of his Cabinet. It was truly a Cabinet of forgettables,” Mr. Spicer writes. “The Trump 2.0 Cabinet, on the other hand, is a Cabinet of absolute winners. Just watch the televised Cabinet meetings.
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