Twitter Reacts To Sean Spicer Getting Fatter, As Steve Bannon Apparently Claimed

Twitter had a strong response after Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump's chief strategist, said White House briefings were held off-camera because press secretary Sean Spicer "got fatter." The claim was reported by The Atlantic Tuesday.

Bannon's response on why the briefings have been off camera lately: "Sean got fatter" https://t.co/vXWShLvFza

— Rosie Gray (@RosieGray) June 20, 2017

Read: Sean Spicer Is Favorite Contender To Be US Ambassador To Ireland, Report Says

The White House using fat shaming to justify increased opacity. 2017. https://t.co/pWqupoAOXu

— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) June 20, 2017

The amount of daily press briefings from Spicer dwindled down to rare off-camera briefings during Trump's presidency. The president suggested the cancelation of all press briefings in May. The last on-camera briefing Spicer held was June 12. When asked for the reason behind limiting reporters' video and audio feeds, Spicer and deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders did not have answers. Trump may reportedly hire a new press secretary, according to Politico and Bloomberg Monday.

Read: Will Sean Spicer Have A New White House Role? Press Secretary Looking For His Replacement, Reports Say

Within hours of Bannon's text being publicized, the phrase "Sean got fatter," as well as the hashtag #SeanGotFatter, trended Tuesday. Even Chelsea Clinton reacted on Twitter.

Below are some Twitter users' reactions to Bannon's text:

Oh ok. So using fat shaming to avoid answering questions about increasing opacity. Got it. 2017. https://t.co/RbUSc6ipZS

— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) June 20, 2017

Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Hillary and Bill Clinton, expressed disappointment at Bannon's comment.

GA6

       Healthcare blame

       Redskins keep

       Racist name

       Trump still lies

       Nothing matters

       Bannon says

       Sean got fatter

       We didnt start the dumpster fire

   — Mдтт Иegяiи _ (@MattNegrin) June 20, 2017

Matt Negrin, New York-based journalist whose bio reads "pretty much here to make videos about @seanspicer," tweeted modified lyrics to "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel.

"I'm gonna guess Steve Bannon doesn't have a mirror in his office." — @SRuhle #SeanGotFatter pic.twitter.com/OTOyeJAzsC
— Matt Wilstein (@mattwilstein) June 20, 2017

Matt Wilstein, staff writer for The Daily Beast, tweeted an MSNBC video clip addressing the claim that Spicer gained weight.

"Sean got fatter?" Dear lord, they're treating him like a Miss Universe contestant now. https://t.co/Vs99Ecw7FG

   — Al Giordano (@AlGiordano) June 20, 2017

Journalist Al Giordano said the White House compared Spicer to a Miss Universe contestant.

"Sean got fatter" pic.twitter.com/ep8J3Pzago

— Nathaniel Meyersohn (@nmeyersohn) June 20, 2017

Nathaniel Meyersohn tweeted photos of Bannon in response to him saying Spicer put on some pounds.

Can I defend everything I do wrong as because "Sean got fatter"? Why are there 12 days of dishes in the sink? Sean got fatter.

— Alana HorowitzSatlin (@achorowitz) June 20, 2017

Alana Horowitz Satlin, Huffington Post assignment editor, made a point about Spicer's apparent growing waistline.

For the next month, if anyone asks me why I'm not doing something I'm answering with "I got fatter." Cause same, Sean. You are all of us.

   — Lori Gregory (@thebutterknife) June 20, 2017

"Sean got fatter" doesn't explain the no audio recording mandate. https://t.co/OkVgfjaBC7

   — SirJohnCard (@SirJohnCard) June 20, 2017

Are we *sure* he definitely said, "Sean got fatter?"



       I mean, Bannon was probably talking with a mouth full of pork rinds, right?

   — Hand. (@stateofthehand) June 20, 2017