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WASHINGTON – On Saturday afternoon, White House press secretary Sean Spicer had an encounter with a woman with an iPhone.
When Shree Chauhan, a former elementary school teacher who is avowedly not a supporter of President Donald Trump, spotted Spicer at an Apple store in the D.C. area, she decided to ask the press secretary some questions “Since he doesn’t like the press,” she wrote on Twitter.
In the video Chauhan posted on Twitter, she can be heard asking Spicer, “How does it feel to work for a fascist?” He answers, “We have a great country.” Chauhan persists.
Throughout the 50-second back and forth, Spicer, wearing a dark blazer, a button-down shirt sans tie and a concrete smile, attempts to gently rebuff Chauhan while also shopping for his gadgets, thanking the Apple store employees and shaking the hand of another customer.
As Chauhan continues to ask about Russia, Spicer interjects, “Such a great country that allows you to be .”
In her Medium post, Chauhan, who is of Indian heritage, characterized that response as threatening and racist.
“Think about the sheer audacity of Mr. Spicer to say that to my face with a smile, knowing that he is being recorded on video and the position of power he holds in our government. I am still stunned by the boldness of having my citizenship threatened on camera,” wrote Chauhan, who added that she has been on the receiving end of online harassment since posting about the Spicer encounter on Saturday.