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."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.