A woman of Indian heritage who confronted Sean Spicer at an Apple Store over the weekend received a strange comment from the White House press secretary. It’s “such a great country that allows you to be here,” Spicer said, smiling uncomfortably.

The woman, 33-year-old Shree Chauhan, was born in New York.

Chauhan, who streamed video of their interaction on Periscope, wrote in a blog post on Medium that she decided to confront Spicer when she saw him shopping at the store, where she was waiting to get her iPhone fixed. Chauhan, a D.C. resident who works in education, says she was also behind the protest that briefly blocked education secretary Betsy DeVos from entering a D.C. middle school last month.

“How does it feel to work for a fascist? How does it feel?” Chauhan asked Spicer, who was browsing Apple products and appeared to be alone. “Have you helped with the Russia stuff? Are you a criminal as well? Have you committed treason too, just like the president?”

“Thank you,” Spicer said, smiling. “Thank you. Such a great country that allows you to be here.”

Chauhan, who did not return a request for comment, writes on Medium that she believes Spicer intended the statement as a threat.

“I was not polite. But when does being impolite mean that I should be thrown out of the United States of America? The country I was born in, the country I was raised in, the country I love despite its flaws,” Chauhan said on Medium.