Being a publicist or a press secretary is no easy job, by any stretch of the imagination.

It requires an in-depth knowledge of the media, an understanding of the complexities of both maintaining morale and support, working with journalists, and knowing who they work for and what their publication is about.

The Onion, for those who don't know, is a satirical website / publication that's been running since 1988. They're primarily known for creating clearly outlandish news stories that satirise those in power in both the US and around the world.

Sean Spicer, who we've talked about before, retweeted a video from the Onion yesterday - thinking that it was a pro-Trump article and not, y'know, a pisstake of him and everything he stands for.

Here's the original video in question.

And here's Spicer's tweet, with his approval of it.

And here's a screenshot, in case Spicer recognises his mistake and decides to delete the tweet. In other news, satire is officially dead so there's that.

 

Via Twitter