Sean Spicer criticised after saying 'even Hitler didn't use chemical weapons'

Comparing the Nazi leader with Assad is a 'moral horror' and risks trivialising the scale of Hitler's crimes, say critics

Sean Spicer, US press secretary
Sean Spicer apologises for saying Hitler had not used chemical weapons
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White House press secretary Sean Spicer is in hot water after saying Adolf Hitler did not use chemical weapons.

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