Sean Spicer, Donald Trump's first White House press secretary, is catching heat after a Twitter mistake.
Spicer marked the 81st anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Wednesday by mistakenly honoring D-Day.
He wrote, "Today is Dday. It only lives in infamy if we remember and share the story of sacrifice with the next generation #DDay."
After several people pointed out that Dec. 7 was actually Pearl Harbor Day -- when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor Naval Station in Hawaii in 1941 -- and that D-Day -- when Allied Forces successfully landed on Normandy Beach in 1944 -- is June 6th, Spicer deleted the tweet and apologized for the mix-up.
The Internet, however, has been unforgiving with one person writing, "Navy Reserve Public Affairs Officer Sean Spicer thought Pearl Harbor day was 'Dday.' You know the day of the largest attack on US Naval forces in our history."
Another said, "Trump really did hire the absolute dumbest people."
Another commented "There isn't a facepalm.gif big enough for this nonsense."
Spicer should know better. According to his own website, he "holds a master's degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College. He has served over 20 years in the U.S. Navy Reserve and is currently a commander."
It's quite a flip from last year, when Spicer remembered D-Day enough to attack President Joe Biden for not recognizing the date.
"Yesterday was the anniversary of #DDay - no mention of it from the President. The
@WhiteHouse @PressSec says he might get around to it," Spicer tweeted.
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