Watch Replay: Sean Spicer Talks Job Numbers, Obama 'Wiretapping' And Michael Flynn At Briefing

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer held a press briefing Friday, answering questions on former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, the GOP health care bill making its way through the House of Representatives and the recent jobs numbers. He also responded to questions raised ahead of the briefing suggesting that Spicer may have violated a federal rule Friday when he cheered the employment figures.

As is typical, the briefing began a bit late.

The press secretary was also wearing his flag pin upside-down, which some jokingly took as a cry for help.

Spicer was asked about whether President Trump would apologize to President Obama if a congressional investigation failed to find evidence that the former president wiretapped Trump Tower. Spicer said he would not respond to a "series of hypotheticals."

In response to comments from the Democratic National Committee that Obama deserved the credit for the recent jobs numbers, Spicer laughed and argued that many indicators suggest that Trump is having a positive impact on the economy. He also said that they are the first numbers that "encapsulate" a full month of the new president's term.

Spicer was also asked about whether Trump believes the Bureau of Labor Statistics' numbers, which he has in the past called "phony," are accurate.

Spicer said he talked to the president specifically about this issue, and Trump told the press secretary to quote him directly: "They may have been phony in the past, but they're very real now."

The room full of reporters, along with Spicer, laughed at that remark.

Reporters also asked about Flynn, who was appointed national security adviser before he resigned. Recent reports found that Flynn was a foreign agent prior to his appointment and that the transition team was alerted that this might be true. Spicer said that the administration trusted that Flynn, and all staff, would have followed the correct procedures, including registering as a foreign agent when necessary, and that in this case it was not right.

Spicer was asked whether his tweets about the job numbers might have violated federal rules. Spicer brushed off the suggestion, saying, "Don't make me move the podium," referring to a "Saturday Night Live" skit that made fun of him played by an aggressively combative Melissa McCarthy.

He later gave a lighthearted apology, while also insisting that calling the numbers "great news" was unlikely to shake financial markets.

Watch the replay of the briefing below.

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