White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said during a Monday interview on "CBS This Morning" that the media often likes to play "gotcha."
Spicer was asked by co-host Gayle King about how he deals with the media, especially when Spicer's information may be incorrect.
"Well, again, we go up there every day armed with a set of facts we have, and sometimes it becomes a game of gotcha, which is someone comes in and says, 'Well, I know this instead,' and that's–if that's the game, it's who can stump the chump, then that's not really an exercise in trying to get to the bottom of a situation," Spicer said.
Spicer said he is prepared with facts and figures, but sometimes reporters try to "sneak a fast one," which he believes is not "an honest attempt to really understand the news."
"I'm always amazed sometimes at a member of the press corps that has sat on an issue for five or six hours only because they want to play a gotcha, you know, plant a gotcha question," Spicer continued. "If they're truly interested in getting to the bottom of the situation, they'll be able to report out a story. I applaud that."