POLITICO Breaking News: Spicer apologizes for controversial Hitler comments

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White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Tuesday apologized for claiming that Adolf Hitler did not use chemical weapons, seemingly minimizing the atrocities of the Holocaust.

"I mistakenly used an inappropriate, insensitive reference to the Holocaust," Spicer told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Tuesday evening. "I apologize. It was a mistake to do that."

He also apologized for not staying focused and for not helping President Donald Trump's messaging. "I didn't want to be a distraction to the president's agenda," Spicer said.

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