Heckler to new author Sean Spicer: 'It's a garbage book and you're a garbage person'

Without a lectern to hide behind, former White House press secretary Sean Spicer was left vulnerable during a book signing in New York City.

Spicer was at the Barnes & Noble in Union Square on Wednesday night, promoting his new book, The Briefing: Politics, The Press, and The President. A protester started yelling at him, Page Six reports, shouting, "Hey Sean, you're a real piece of garbage and I hope you look around and you see al these empty seats. And you realize even in New York City, people will not come and pay money to hear you speak."

He was escorted out by security, and some of Spicer's supporters shot back, with one telling the man, "You're as stupid as you look." That wasn't enough to stop the protester, who continued to berate Spicer. "It's a garbage book, and you're a garbage person," he said on his way out. "You lied as press secretary, now you're lying in your book."

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Spicer, whose book is ranked #3 on Amazon's Russian and Former Soviet Union chart and #245 overall, won't have to worry about this happening to him on Saturday: his scheduled signing at a BJ's Wholesale Club in Massachusetts has been canceled, due to the "political climate," Page Six reports.