White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer continues to face a backlash for his comparison of Adolf Hitler to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a press conference.
During a regular White House briefing, the Press Secretary criticised Assad and his suspected use of sarin nerve agent against Syrian civilians last week, saying Hitler never used chemical weapons against his own people.
"You had someone as despicable as Hitler who didn't even sink to using chemical weapons," he said, comparing Assad to the Nazi leader.
Mr Spicer for his remarks, saying: "Frankly, I mistakenly used an inappropriate and insensitive comment about the Holocaust and there is no comparison. For that I apologise. It was a mistake to do that."
Spicer apologies for Hitler comment
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Despite the swift apology, people continue to post their reactions on social media, including one from the Anne Frank Centre calling for Mr Spicer's immediate removal from his position.
During his apology, Mr Spicer clarified that he was trying to speak specifically about Assad allegedly dropping sarin nerve agent unexpectedly on towns of innocent civilians, and not Hitler's use of gas chambers.
"[Hitler] brought them into the Holocaust centers, I understand that. But I'm saying in the way that Assad used them, where he went into towns, dropped them down, to innocent -- into the middle of towns, it was brought... so the use of it, I appreciate the clarification, that was not the intent," he said.
Regarding the public's calls for the Press Secretary's immediate dismissal, the White House is yet to respond.
