CNN's Tapper Goes After WH Press Secretary Spicer

CNN's Jake Tapper fired back after White House press secretary Sean Spicer criticized The New York Times for incorrectly reporting his birth place.

I imagine it must be really annoying when someone puts out false info about where you were born. Must really bother you!!

cc @BarackObama https://t.co/BCQAWiEksB

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 25, 2017

The Tapper tweet also included a cc to former President Barack Obama's Twitter account.

The Hill noted that in September President Donald Trump announced he believed Obama was born in the U.S. The website reported that Trump had questioned the former president's citizenship back in 2011.

Spicer had complained on Saturday about a Times story that included a reference to him being "New England born."

For the record @nytimes @grynbaum can't even get where I was born right and failed to ask https://t.co/hIb3QFxK6P

— Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) February 25, 2017

But Glenn Thrush, a reporter for the Times, said he emailed Spicer twice about the story, but never received a response. Spicer noted those emails never included a question about his birth place.

I sent @seanspicer an email asking to discuss our story at 9:11 a.m. -- it was ignored. And a second at 11:24 a.m. Did u get them, Sean? https://t.co/5gX75qEDr2

— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) February 25, 2017

You fail to mention that question was not contained in the email. More excuses for why you get it wrong https://t.co/J7AvPkMDOj

— Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) February 25, 2017

The Times has now corrected its story and includes the following note:

"Because of an editing error, an earlier version of this article referred incorrectly to Sean Spicer's upbringing. He was New England bred, having been raised in Rhode Island; he was not 'New England born.' (Mr. Spicer would not go on the record and give the correct facts pertaining to his birthplace.)"

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