Spencer was featured in an episode of the satirical television show Who Is America? that aired on July 22, 2018. The episode showed British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, disguised as an Israeli counter-terrorism expert, leading Spencer to drop his pants, imitate a Chinese tourist using racial stereotypes that mixed various East Asian stereotypes, use a selfie stick to take an upskirt picture under a woman's burqa, and repeatedly yell "nigger".[37] Georgia House Speaker David Ralston urged Spencer to resign, saying that he had disgraced himself. Governor Nathan Deal tweeted that Spencer's actions were "appalling and offensive".[37] Spencer apologized for what he described as "this ridiculously ugly episode" but initially refused to step down, saying that the show's producers had exploited him "for profit and notoriety".[45][46] He said that Baron Cohen and the television crew had falsely promised that he would be able to review and approve the final footage before release.[37] Spencer later announced his resignation on July 24,[47] effective as of July 31.[48]