Ex-White House press secretary writes book

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer is writing a book to "set the record straight" about what he said had happened during the 2016 election, transition and his time serving in the administration, the media reported.

"I looked back at the coverage of the campaign, the transition in the first six, seven months of this White House, I realised the stories that are being told are not an accurate representation of what President Trump went through to get the nomination, to transition to the White House and then his first six months in office," Spicer told Fox News on Monday night.

Succeeded by Sarah Sanders, Spicer left his post in July following a tumultuous tenure -- six months after Trump took office -- when it was announced that Anthony Scaramucci would be head of White House communications.

Scaramucci himself resigned less than two weeks later, CNN reported.

During his time as press secretary, Spicer's attempted messaging was repeatedly undercut by President Donald Trump himself via tweets.

However, Trump said in July that he was "grateful" for Spicer's work in the White House.

Now, Spicer said he has decided "it is incumbent" that he shared his account of the time he spent serving under Trump.

"I've decided that it is incumbent upon me to set the record straight and give people a real understanding of what happened through each of those crucial points in our history," he told Fox News.

He said the book would release mid-2018.

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