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Sean Spicer pumped for ‘Dancing With the Stars’
By Nikki Schwab. August 22, 2019 | 5:49pm NEW YORK POST Former White House spokesman Sean Spicer will approach “Dancing with the Stars” much like he did the challenge of national politics in America’s hyper-partisan environment. “We may or may not be treating this like a campaign,” Spicer told Kelly Collis and Tommy McFly, the hosts of “The Tommy Show,” a morning broadcast in DC. “We’ve got people we know on lists of supporters on email that have bought my book or have stayed in touch through my website SeanSpicer.com, where people can sign up,” Spicer explained. “So that they understand, here’s when the voting opens, here’s the number you call, etc., etc.” He also looked to radio host Bobby Bones’ season 27 win in November 2018 as inspiration. Bones’ triumph was considered an upset because the fan favorite was definitely not the most skilled. “Part of my decision-making was watching Bobby,” Spicer said, admitting that he knows he won’t out-dance the competition, but that doesn’t mean he can’t win the popular vote. Spicer is an experienced campaign operative who before his short-lived White House post led the communications shop at the Republican National Committee. Since leaving Team Trump in July 2017, he’s launched two companies, a strategic consulting firm and a political firm. While Spicer will use his political skills, he doesn’t plan to mimic President Trump’s style by assigning insulting nicknames to the competition, he said. “I don’t think that would be a smart move for me,” Spicer said. “I don’t need more trouble, I need less.” In fact, he hopes to set an example that shows that people from opposing political parties can get along. “Dancing with the Stars” host Tom Bergeron came out Wednesday and said he had been against the idea of “divisive bookings,” arguing to DWTS’ new executive producer that the show be a “joyful respite from our exhausting political climate.” “I left that lunch convinced we were in agreement,” Bergeron tweeted. “Subsequently (and rather obviously), a decision was made to, as we often say in Hollywood, ‘go in a different direction.’ " read more |
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