Sean Spicer's last appointment

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I left Sean Spicer’s office about 9:45 Friday morning.  I didn’t want to overstay my welcome, since he’d told me he was meeting with the president at 10.  By the time I’d returned to my hotel and turned on the television, word was breaking that Spicer had just quit as White House press secretary.

No, I didn’t know his departure was imminent. The timing took me by surprise, but not necessarily the outcome. We had an off-the-record, 45-minute, forward-looking conversation. And I have no interest in violating our confidentiality. The only thing I’ll offer is that in retrospect, he did seem to take a strong interest in how I juggle my many platforms — radio, TV, print, and private speaking.

After clearing White House security and entering his office at 9, I’d made a joke about finally getting to see the space I’d helped him obtain. He laughed, knowing it to be a reference to his many appearances with me during the campaign, Saturday mornings on CNN. When Spicer was the Republican National Committee’s chief spokesman and strategist, he’d often been my guest.  We seemed to have a good rapport even when those exchanges were animated, and one got a little hot:

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