--- title: Sean Spicer: White House Holds On-Camera Press Briefing description: The White House will hold an on-camera press briefing Friday, hours after former press secretary Sean Spicer resigned from his position. canonical: https://time.com/4868721/sean-spicer-white-house-press-briefing-watch-live-free-online/ author: Aric Jenkins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-21T17:27:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T16:40:33.324Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch: White House First Press Briefing After Spicer Resigns og:description: It's the first on-camera press briefing in nearly a month og:url: https://time.com/4868721/sean-spicer-white-house-press-briefing-watch-live-free-online/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt161dd361b1f7ef8d/6988d6b3fb4eac100a89305a/gettyimages-695277100.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Press Secretary Sean Spicer Holds Daily Press Briefing At The White House og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch: White House First Press Briefing After Spicer Resigns twitter:description: It's the first on-camera press briefing in nearly a month twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt161dd361b1f7ef8d/6988d6b3fb4eac100a89305a/gettyimages-695277100.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch the First White House Press Briefing After Sean Spicer Resigned > Sponsored content. 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White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer held his daily briefing and answered questions surrounding U.S. Attorney General Jeff Session's role in the Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 12: White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer conducts a White House daily briefing at the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House June 12, 2017 in Washington, DC. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer held his daily briefing and answered questions surrounding U.S. Attorney General Jeff Session's role in the Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Alex Wong—Getty Images by [Aric Jenkins](https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Jul 21, 2017 5:27 PM UTC The White House will hold an on-camera press briefing Friday afternoon, hours after former press secretary [Sean Spicer](http://time.com/4868546/sean-spicer-resigns-anthony-scaramucci-donald-trump/) resigned from his position. Spicer’s deputy, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, will conduct the conference. It will be the first [on-camera White House briefing](http://time.com/4777982/donald-trump-end-press-briefings/) since June 29, a 22-day stretch. Spicer had in recent weeks stepped back from conducting daily press briefings, with Sanders stepping up to handle most day-to-day interactions with the media. But Spicer decided to quit his position altogether Friday after President Donald Trump [named New York financier Anthony Scaramucci as communications director.](http://time.com/4868132/anthony-scaramucci-white-house-communications-director/) Spicer and several others within the Administration opposed Trump’s decision. Friday’s White House press briefing is scheduled to kick off at 2 p.m. ET. 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