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WASHINGTON – White House press secretary Sean Spicer has had a contentious relationship with the media since his first appearance behind the podium when he delivered a five-minute rant about the press’s refusal to accurately report the crowd size at President Donald Trump’s inaugural before leaving without taking any questions.

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But, on Thursday, Spicer hit a new low – delivering a combative, angry and largely fact-free defence of his boss’s allegation-without-evidence that then President Barack Obama had ordered the wire-tapping of Trump Tower during the 2016 campaign.

“It’s interesting to me that you know, just as a — as a point of interest that when — when one entity says one thing that — that proves, that claims one thing, you guys cover it ad nauseam,” Spicer said within the first 30 seconds of the press conference.

“You — crickets, from you guys, because at the end of the day, when — no, no, no, no, no, hold on, hold on,” Spicer said.