Neal Urwitz

[Commentary] Contrary to popular belief, Spicer is actually doing a good job. Not for reporters or the general public, who disagree with that assessment. But Spicer doesn’t answer to them; he answers to the president. And he has served President Donald Trump well in two important ways. First, Spicer has succeeded in fanning the flames of the feud between Trump’s White House and the media. The other measure of Spicer’s success is his steadfastness in defending the president.

[Neal Urwitz is director of external relations at the Center for a New American Security.]