4. A Trip To The Emmys
Politicians are always keen for their political stunts to appear somehow spontaneous. However, that was certainly not the case when former White House press secretary for the Trump administration, Sean Spicer, made a ‘surprise’ appearance at the 2017 Emmy Awards. After being called to the stage by comedian Stephen Colbert, Spicer would go on to parody his now infamous ‘this was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration period,’ by replacing the word ‘ inauguration’ with the word ‘Emmys.’
Politicians have long gone on television, especially to make fun of themselves once their reputation has been tarnished. This seems to be the case regarding Spicer’s appearance on the awards show stage. It appears to have worked, in conservative circles at least, as in March 2020, Spicer was given his own political talk show for the channel Newsmax TV called Spicer & Co.
