BREAKING: White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer apologizes for Hitler comment, calling it 'insensitive'

Having trouble viewing this email? | View it in your browser   Spicer apologized for his comments likening Syrian President Bashar Assad to Holocaust architect Adolf Hitler, The Associated Press and CNN reported. "We didn't use chemical weapons in World War II. You had a ... someone as despicable as Hitler who didn't even sink ...  to using chemical weapons," Spicer said during Tuesday's press briefing. President Trump's spokesman said he meant to say that Hitler had not used chemical weapons in battlefield situations as Assad did last week. FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, GO TO:   USATODAY.COM     Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights     © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108