these things off the top of his head and sean spicer has a hard job because he's going out there and he's got to say, well, not tut. >> he also did say kim jong-un is a smart cookie. he assumed power at an early age and led his country forward. i guess sean spicer is -- is suggesting this following what the president had to say. the president said he's a smart cookie. >> because he's speaking to an audience of one. when he's answering reporters' questions and speaking to the free wall, mind you, because capitals around the world are tuned in to see what's coming out of the white house, and when sean spicer comes out and says something like that he's speaking directly to donald trump. could you imagine if he did not go out and basically parrot what donald trump said, but what is very dangerous about this is that the fact is trump elevated a very brutal dictator today, and that is very, very dangerous