In a remarkably hostile interview with former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer for ABC’s Good Morning America on Thursday, correspondent Paula Faris asked the former presidential spokesman if he ever “lied to American people,” pressed him to apologize to country, and labeled him “the most famous and infamous former press secretary of modern times.”

She began by grilling Spicer about his “controversial appearance at the Emmys” and speculated: “Some argue that the reason you did it is because this is step one this trying to rehab your image.” Spicer replied: “I feel very good with my image. I’m very happy with myself...I’m out having some fun.”

“It might be fun for Spicer, but not for his many critics,” Faris derisively followed. She scolded: “People have hard feelings toward you because they feel that you lied to the American people. Have you ever lied to the American people?” Spicer denied the accusation: “I don't think so.” Faris incredulously pressed: “You don't think so?...Unequivocally you can say no?”

Running to the defense of her colleagues in the liberal media, Faris fretted: “Any regrets about the combative relationship with the press corps?” Spicer admitted: “Look, I’ve made mistakes, there’s no question.” He then took his critics to task: “But to watch some of the personal attacks questioning my integrity, questioning my – you know, what my intentions were, I think were really over the top.”

After highlighting how she “pressed Spicer on some of his most controversial moments” including his statements about the firing of then-FBI Director James Comey, Faris worried: “Did the President ever ask you to lie or manipulate the truth?” Spicer said no.

Still intent on painting Spicer as a liar, Faris touted: “There is a report that the big networks won’t hire you because of a, quote, ‘lack of credibility.’ Is that true?...Do you think you have a credibility issue, Sean?” He responded: “I don’t. But it’s up to other people’s judge of that.”

Wrapping up the contentious exchange, Faris proclaimed: “Perhaps the most famous and infamous former press secretary of modern times, Spicer is now a celebrity in his own right. But to some of his detractors, there is still unfinished business.” She demanded: “So many Americans feel they deserve an apology from Sean Spicer, are they ever going to get one?”

Spicer rejected the notion:

I think that there are things that I did during my time there that I needed to go out and correct. I did that. Where there were mistakes that were made that I got something wrong, I think I’ve owned that. I know that there are some folks that no matter what we say or do, they were never gonna – they just – and some folks in the media that wanted – they never – they think that everything we did was wrong and want some blanket apology. That’s not happening.

Following the taped segment, co-host Robin Roberts insinuated Spicer was being dishonest: “I think it was very telling when you flat-out asked him, ‘Have you ever lied?’ That seems to be like a yes-or-no response and we didn’t get a yes-or-no response.” Faris agreed: “We certainly didn’t.”

It is beyond hypocritical that a network morning show hosted by former Bill Clinton spin doctor George Stephanopoulos would have the audacity to question the credibility of another White House spokesman and suggest that it would be inappropriate for a network to hire him.

Introducing an interview with Spicer for The Washington Post on Wednesday, reporter Erik Wemple declared: “Any major network that hired Spicer as a contributor may well have faced a revolt among its White House correspondents, as well as other journalists outraged by the press secretary’s conduct.”

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Here are excerpts of the lengthy September 21 interview: