--- title: Watch Sean Spicer Viral Video Green Tie St Patricks Day description: Sean Spicer wore a green tie to his daily press briefing - but quickly learned why you should never wear green on national tv. canonical: https://time.com/4705168/sean-spicer-tie-photoshop/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-17T16:08:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:41:59.282Z og:title: Hilarious Video of Sean Spicer's Green Tie Goes Viral og:description: Not a great idea og:url: https://time.com/4705168/sean-spicer-tie-photoshop/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb12c9be302f0f541/6988bed32dce0146309ecaf7/sean-spicer-green-tie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: White House Press Secretary Holds Press Briefing og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Hilarious Video of Sean Spicer's Green Tie Goes Viral twitter:description: Not a great idea twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb12c9be302f0f541/6988bed32dce0146309ecaf7/sean-spicer-green-tie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Of Course Sean Spicer's Green St. Patrick's Day Tie Got the Viral Photoshop Treatment > Sponsored content. 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Spicer said U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order today that requires thorough exam of every executive department and agency to see where money can be saved and services improved. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Sean Spicer, White House press secretary, speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, March 13, 2017\. Spicer said U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order today that requires thorough exam of every executive department and agency to see where money can be saved and services improved. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 17, 2017 4:08 PM UTC White House press secretary [Sean Spicer](http://time.com/4661057/sean-spicer-melissa-mccarthy-snl/) got into the spirit of [St. Patrick’s Day](http://time.com/4704889/google-doodle-st-patricks-day-2017/) early by sporting a kelly green tie during his daily press briefing on Thursday. While this festive attire ensured that Spicer [wouldn’t get pinched](http://time.com/4699771/green-irish-st-patricks-day-color/), it also afforded the Internet some lighthearted fun at his sartorial expense. Twitter user Jesse McLaren saw untapped potential in the green tie and used it as [a green screen](http://time.com/4552033/kentucky-weatherman-halloween/) for other video footage, resulting in a hilarious video that has now gone viral, clocking in at nearly 40,000 retweets and close to 70,000 favorites. 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