A new book alleges that White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer once ordered that a journalist be fired from The Atlantic over a sexual tweet she posted about first daughter Ivanka Trump

A new book alleges that White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer once ordered that a journalist be fired from The Atlantic over a sexual tweet she posted about first daughter Ivanka Trump.

After reporter Julia Ioffe tweeted in December 2016, “Either Trump is f - - king his daughter or he’s shirking nepotism laws,” Spicer reportedly called Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg demanding that he axe Ioffe, according to the book Media Madness by Howard Kurtz.

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Goldberg reportedly shot back: “Haven’t you said some stupid s - - t in your life?” And Spicer returned, “I say stupid s - - t every day. I have never suggested anyone, much less a president, is f - - king his daughter.”

Kurtz added that ironically, “Spicer had guaranteed Ioffe’s employment . . . [Goldberg] couldn’t let an . . . administration tell him whom to hire or fire.”

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Iloffe’s tweet did, however, lead to the termination of her Politico contributor contract, The Washington Post‘s Erik Wemple reported at the time.