Sean Spicer Sean Michael SpicerKellyanne Conway to leave White House at end of month Pro-Trump duo Diamond and Silk launch new program on Newsmax TV The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - Supreme Court's unanimous decision on the Electoral College MORE appeared in the White House press room as a reporter on Friday, marking the former White House press secretary's first appearance there since his departure from the Trump administration in August 2018.

Spicer was seated in a spot reserved for Newsmax TV and One America News.

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer is taking a seat among the press for the coronavirus briefing, apparently on behalf of his new employer, Newsmax. pic.twitter.com/ASAUfT2z8m — Brett Samuels (@Brett_Samuels27) March 20, 2020

Trump called on Spicer about halfway through the press conference without referring to him by name.

"In the back, please,” Trump said.

Spicer asked about small businesses being concerned about having "weeks not months" to survive amid the pandemic, as well as if the president was "concerned about members of congress using information they learned from updates to sell stocks and profit off" that information.

Newsmax launched "Spicer & Co." on Mar. 3, which airs evenings on the right-leaning network. The new show includes co-host Lyndsay Keith.

The former Republican National Committee spokesman's tenure as White House press secretary was marked by several confrontations with White House correspondents, most notably CNN's Jim Acosta James (Jim) AcostaToddlers' parents sue Trump over doctored 'racist baby' video Debate Commission snubs Latinos — again Red flags fly high, but Trump ignores them MORE and American Urban Radio Networks' April Ryan, who is also a CNN contributor.