The Hill will be providing live coverage of White House press secretary Sean Spicer's first full news briefing, which is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m.

It will be the first time Spicer faces reporters since Saturday, when he launched a blistering attack on the media for its coverage of President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE’s inauguration. Spicer denounced news organizations’ focus on the inaugural crowd size as “shameful and wrong” in his first official appearance in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room.

And we're done

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3:03 p.m.

Spicer takes one final question from a member of the international press about U.S.-India issues.

He stayed at the podium for about an hour and 18 minutes.

First briefing by @PressSec lasted about an hour and 18 minutes and pretty much everybody got called on including Goyal — Steve Holland (@steveholland1) January 23, 2017

Is Spicer doing a good job?

2:52 p.m.

The media is giving some split reviews on Spicer's performance.

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More than a few have complimented him on handling a difficult assignment well.

Totally agree. Sean handled a very difficult situation with aplomb today. https://t.co/BB1nps3wJm — Chris Cillizza (@TheFix) January 23, 2017

On the other hand, some on Twitter say the predictable DC pundit class is being too quick to praise someone they'll have to work closely with over the next four years.

Jim Acosta gets a question

2:47 p.m.

Two weeks ago, Donald Trump refused to give CNN's Jim Acosta a question at his press conference, even as he ripped CNN as a news organization.

Acosta mae headlines of his own by demanding that Trump allow him to ask a question.

Today, Acosta gets a question in about Trump's visit to the CIA.

Lots of journalists are getting questions

2:36 p.m.

Spicer is taking a ton of questions from different reporters today.

While some of the big news organizations have got questions in, the variety of news organizations called upon is notable.

They include CNN, ABC, Univision, Urban News Network, McClatchy, Sirius/XM, Fox News, Fox Business Channel, AFP, BBC and The Hill.

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The left-leaning Huffington Post got a question in, as did a number of right-leaning news groups.

So did Al Jazeera and La Opinion.

Spicer says immigration action on the way

2:31 p.m.

Asked, besides the repeal of ObamaCare, what Trump's initial legislative priorities are, Spicer says immigratoin, tax reform and regulation reform.

And on immigration, Spicer says the issue goes beyond Trump's most famous rhetoric.

"It's not just building the wall. It's how to enact policies to make sure what's happening now doesn't happen again," he said.

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MLK bust controversy

2:27 p.m.

When Spicer came to the White House press room on Saturday and scolded reporters for their coverage of Trump — while making inaccurate statements about the crowd at Trump's inauguration — he was angry about something.

A pool reporter Friday inaccurately said that a bust of Martin Luther King, Jr. had been removed from the Oval Office.

The reporter responsible for the report apologized for the mistake, and Spicer accepted the apology on Twitter.

But it reflected the bad feelings between Team Trump and the press, and it is a part of the context of today's briefing.

Spicer just talked about the need for the press to be accurate, noting the racial tensions overlaying any talk of removing the MLK bust.

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Some reporters are also drawing an interesting parallel:

Shorter Spicer: You wanna falsely say (then correct) we removed MLK bust? We’re gonna falsely say (but not correct) we had biggest inaugural — Matt Viser (@mviser) January 23, 2017

Back to the issues

2:19 p.m.

It didn't take long for the briefing to move on from Spicer and Saturday to the news of the day: healthcare, Trump's executive actions and the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.

Spicer joked earlier that he thought he had more stamina than the reporters in the room if they wanted to stay at the White House all day to talk about the size of the inauguration crowd.

But when he switched to another a question while suggesting the room move on, it appeared reporters in the room were willing to join him.

Spicer says WH intention is to tell the truth

2:14 p.m.

White House press secretary Sean Spicer said he would seek to tell the truth to reporters two days after he claimed, despite contrary evidence, President Trump’s inauguration was the most-attended of all time.



“It is an honor to do this and yes I believe we have to be honest with the American people,” Spicer said. “I believe that we can disagree with the facts.



“Our intention is never to lie to you, Jonathan," he told ABC News' Jon Karl.

But Spicer doubled down on his claim Trump’s inauguration drew the largest worldwide audience, citing online viewership.

“Sure, it was the most watched inaugural.”

AP gets a question

2:05 p.m.

Hey! The mainstream media isn't getting shut out!

Julie Pace of the Associated Press gets a question about 20 minutes into the briefing.

NY Post gets the first question

1:56 p.m.

In a sign that things are going to be different under Trump, the first question goes to the New York Post's Daniel Halper.

The Associated Press has been the standard first news organization called at a briefing. But Spicer is going in a different direction.

The second question goes to a reporter from the Christian Broadcasting Network.

Spicer's decision is definitely getting attention from the front row — which includes television networks.

Hell hath no fury like a front row scorned... https://t.co/56C7hqI8j5 — HansNichols (@HansNichols) January 23, 2017

Trump to offer Skype seats

1:53 p.m.

Spicer says beginning later this week, the White House press room will have four seats dedicated to journalists who want to attend the briefing from outside Washington.

He describes them as "Skype" seats that will allow different kinds of reporters to get access.

Spicer begins with a joke

1:45 p.m.

Knowing he's walking into a difficult room, Spicer starts the press conference with a self-depracating joke.

He says he knows that President Obama's last spokesman, Josh Earnest, was voted the most popular spokesman.

Judging by his Twitter feed, Spicer says he believes Earnest's title is safe. He said he shot Earnest a note to say "he can rest easy, his title is secure for at least the next few days."

It doesn't get a lot of laughs, notes The Washington Post's David Nakamura.

.@PressSec opens with a self-deprecating joke, but doesn't get many laughs from reporters pic.twitter.com/WUHhtJWVud — David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) January 23, 2017

Full house for Spicer

1:08 p.m.

If there was any doubt about the level of anticipation for White House press secretary Sean Spicer's first official briefing, look no further.

The aisles and back rows of the James S. Brady Press Briefing room were filling up 45 minutes before the 1:30 briefing was set to begin.