--- title: James Comey Fired: Watch White House Press Briefing description: Sarah Huckabee Sanders is filling in for Sean Spicer this week canonical: https://time.com/4774170/james-comey-fired-white-house-briefing/ author: Sarah Begley article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-10T16:22:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T04:51:04.049Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: Deputy White House Press Secretary Gives Briefing in Wake of Comey Firing og:description: Sarah Huckabee Sanders is filling in for Sean Spicer this week og:url: https://time.com/4774170/james-comey-fired-white-house-briefing/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb1786df0e5240d93/6988ccc80b72e3a85a6edb94/white-house-briefing.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: US-POLITICS-MEDIA-BRIEFING og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Live: Deputy White House Press Secretary Gives Briefing in Wake of Comey Firing twitter:description: Sarah Huckabee Sanders is filling in for Sean Spicer this week twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb1786df0e5240d93/6988ccc80b72e3a85a6edb94/white-house-briefing.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Live: Deputy White House Press Secretary Gives Briefing in Wake of Comey Firing by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley May 10, 2017 4:22 PM UTC  An empty podium is seen as an off camera briefing is held with a small group of reporters and White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer instead of the normal on camera briefing in the White House February 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. An empty podium is seen as an off camera briefing is held with a small group of reporters and White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer instead of the normal on camera briefing in the White House February 24, 2017 in Washington, DC.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI—AFP/Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley May 10, 2017 4:22 PM UTC Deputy Press Secretary [Sarah Huckabee Sanders](http://time.com/4237825/donald-trump-sarah-huckabee-campaign/) is expected to give a press briefing at the White House on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., a day after [President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey](http://time.com/4773210/donald-trump-fires-fbi-director-james-comey/). Sanders already defended the firing in an appearance on [_Morning Joe_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/morning-joe-hosts-spar-trump-spokesperson-sarah-huckabee-sanders-1002134) Wednesday morning. Republicans and Democrats alike have voiced [concerns](http://time.com/4773409/james-comey-donald-trump-congress-chuck-schumer/) over the timing of Trump’s decision, given that Comey was leading an [investigation](http://time.com/4773529/james-comey-fbi-trump-russia/) into potential ties between the Russian government and members of Trump’s presidential campaign team. Sanders is filling in for Press Secretary Sean Spicer this week, while Spicer fulfills his [U.S. Navy Reserve](http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/332708-huckabee-sanders-to-cover-for-spicer-at-wh-briefings-this-week) duty. 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