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Kelly In, Scaramucci Out at White House
Anthony Scaramucci.
Gen. John Kelly kicked off his tenure as White House Chief of Staff with a bang, booting recently named Communication Director Anthony Scaramucci.
“Anthony Scaramucci will be leaving his role as White House Communications Director,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement Monday afternoon. “Mr. Scaramucci felt it was best to give chief of staff John Kelly a clean slate and the ability to build his own team. We wish him all the best.”
A White House official said Kelly wanted Scaramucci removed from his new role as the communications director because he did not think he was disciplined and had burned his credibility.
This makes Scaramucci the third communications director to leave the White House in two months, following Sean Spicer who left 10 days ago, and Mike Dubke who departed in late May. Kelly decided that the flamboyant Scaramucci added to the sense of chaos permeating the White House, especially in recent weeks.
Scaramucci’s departure comes days after he unleashed a vulgar tirade against two top White House officials in a conversation with a reporter.
After Ryan Lizza, a reporter for The New Yorker and a CNN contributor, broke the news that Scaramucci was having dinner with Fox News host Sean Hannity and former top Fox News executive Bill Shine, Scaramucci called to try to force Lizza to give up his source.
Scaramucci suspected that Priebus was the leaker and slammed the former chief of staff.
“Reince is a [expletive] paranoid schizophrenic, a paranoiac,” he said, mimicking Priebus when he added, ”’Let me leak the [expletive] thing and see if I can [expletive] block these people the way I [expletive] blocked Scaramucci for six months.'”
And in a comment that drew consternation from even some Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill, Scaramucci slammed White House strategist Steve Bannon, a longtime Trump adviser, for what Scaramucci considered was trying to build his own brand from the White House.
“I’m not Steve Bannon, I’m not trying to suck my own [expletive]” he said.
Exit question: Does Gen. Kelly’s quick decision indicate he can calm the turbulent White House?
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If we have learned anything over the last 71 years it’s that Donald Trump cannot be calmed, and he is at the head of the ship. As long as he is in charge and starting fires this chaos will never change.
I used to catch carp that looked like him. I used a fly rod. I was thinking of shooting an arrow through one though.
I love Ben Shapiro as much as it’s possible for one heterosexual man to love another heterosexual man, but his podcast today is unintentional comedy gold.
That ” I’m sizing you up for a pair of cement shoe’s ” look. :)
Spoilers?
(I’ve had trouble getting his shows the same day they air lately so I’m not sure if I’ll be able to listen to it on my commute home. Fortunately there’s a GLOP up in case I can’t get that one.)
Why?
Life comes at a Trump fanboy fast:
There is something of a bullhead in his mien. In which case you’re going to need more than one arrow. Those suckers don’t die easy.
By this I meant I want spoilers! Sorry for any ambiguity.
If only the Mooch had identified himself as “John Barron” to Ryan Lizza…
This just proves that if Trump supporters unite in opposition to bad administration decisions, changes are made. Or it just reflects well on a newly-imposed military discipline at the White House. Either one is a welcome sign.
Was the Mooch the cat that was brought in to get the mice ? Was Kelly the dog that was brought in to get the cat ? Hmmmmm
4D Chess!!
Lots of complaints about the Priebus firing and how the Scaramucci era is about to begin and how Ben has pretty much given up on policy and resigned himself to just being entertained by The Mooch’s antics. It’s all hilarious in hindsight.
Another adult. Things are looking up.
Nope.
Catnip for nerds…
Yes, I certainly hope this president finds people who can manage the White House. It’s a lot of ugly stuff, but there’s no way around it just now.
I’m still hoping for an Office of Making America Great Again dedicated to repealing regulations that ruin people’s lives, including pardons for people harassed by executive agencies running amok. Cutting SWAT budgets for all but tho or three agencies also. That should be the director of communications’ second job–letting Americans know they really are free now that progressives can’t jail them because of their wetlands & whatnot!
That was fast ….. reminds me of:
So… does this mean they are not going to fire leakers?
Better that than leak fires?
You win the prize.
Very very funny. :)
Probably the formal induction of Tim Raines into Cooperstown….
A lot of this gloating is coming from people who voted for a guy who had Rick Wilson as his “campaign strategist.”
I’m guessing that petulant little ‘Gumba’ thought he was being made – he got wacked!
“Era” seems a little excessive.
What do you mean? In those 10 days scaramucci got rid of them all (after all he is the cat that gets the mice), there are no leakers left. trump hires the best people remember.
You see it was all a very clever ploy to make Trump appear more stable and rational.
And they said it couldn’t be done…
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He got hired, and his wife immediately files for divorce. A lot of weird stuff going on.
He was like the season finale television guest star who was fired from his permanent role before the next season started.
Kelly needs to tell Trump that Trump sent Kelly to keep Trump in line and that if Trump doesn’t shape up Trump is going to be very angry.