White House press Secretary Sean Spicer told CBS on Monday that reporters at his daily news briefings often play a game of "who can stump the chump."

Spicer told "CBS This Morning" in an interview broadcast live from the White House that he loves his job, despite the friction.

“I love it. I feel very good. It’s an honor to have this job, and I feel humbled to have it,” Spicer told co-hosts Norah O'Donnell, Charlie Rose and Gayle King.

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Spicer also noted the frequent live broadcasts of his press briefings on cable news networks "intensify" the back-and-forth with reporters.

“I think the TV cameras intensify what goes on there," Spicer said. “They [the press] have a right and frankly a duty to ask tough questions and get to the bottom of things.

"But I think there’s a difference, though, about the tone that occurs some times, and an attempt to get a headline rather than a story," he added.

"Sometimes, it becomes a game of 'gotcha.' If that’s the game, ‘who can stump the chump,’ then that’s not really an exercise in trying to get to the bottom of a situation."

Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer told The Hill in a recent interview that he advocates not showing daily presidential press briefings on live television, arguing "that would cool things down" and lead to less posturing for the cameras.

"I think that would cool things down and calm things down a little bit, and be more old fashioned in the conveyance of information," Fleischer explained. "As opposed to two sides posturing and fighting on air."

Spicer, who has been active on the interview front lately as the Trump presidency marked its first 100 days in office, also told Fox News's "Media Buzz" host Howard Kurtz on Sunday that the press needs to show more remorse when making mistakes.

"There are some ... that try to sensationalize things, drive narratives that are not fair or not consistent with the facts," Spicer said.

"They're the first ones to throw the stone and the last ones to admit fault."