Comment: Its not the "issue" per se.  It is that the White House press secretary was caught red handed saying intentionally false things, and then .  And on his first meeting with the press, no less.  This was followed up by one of Trumps main advisers (Conway) defending the actions by claiming the ridiculous notion of "alternative facts" as though that was something valid.  There is no such thing as "alternative facts".  There are facts, and there are falsehoods.

The reaction was warranted, quite frankly.