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Sean Spicer has resigned from the White House and our lives will never be the same

And it seems to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind.

Marcus Gilmer

on July 21, 2017

After all of the crazy stuff Sean Spicer has had to do, including defending President Trump's ludicrous claims from Day 1, it was a new communications director that finally pushed Spicer to submit his resignation on Friday.

Spicer has become a familiar figure to Americans as his surreal daily press briefings became must-watch television, each day bringing a new, bizarre twist to the ongoing saga.

I mean, this guy hid in the bushes on the White House grounds to avoid reporters.

Legend.

SEE ALSO: Why Sean Spicer is actually a genius

While he's slowly been phased out in favor of Sarah Huckabee Sanders and off-camera briefings, Spicer's decision to resign over the hiring of Anthony Scaramucci as White House communications director still made us catch our breath.

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Could it possibly, really, truly be over?

Could the man who played the Easter Bunny for President George W. Bush and Baghdad Bob for Trump be out of our lives?

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But what will Melissa McCarthy do on Saturday nights now?

Alas.

Goodbye, Sean.

Topics Donald Trump Politics

Marcus Gilmer

Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.