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Anthony Scaramucci out as White House communications director; John Kelly has ‘full authority’
In
the latest shake-up inside President Trump’s volatile White House,
communications director Anthony Scaramucci has been removed from his
post just 11 days after landing in the West Wing.
“Anthony
Scaramucci will be leaving his role as White House communications
director,” said White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders in a
statement Monday. “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.”
Kelly
was officially sworn in as Trump’s chief of staff Monday morning,
following the sudden departure of former chief of staff Reince Priebus
on Friday.
At
her daily press briefing Monday afternoon, Sanders confirmed that
Scaramucci is no longer serving the administration in any capacity,
despite earlier reports that he may assume an alternate post.
“He does not have a role at this time in the Trump administration,” she said.
Sanders
told reporters that Kelly “will bring new structure to the White House,
and discipline, and strength” and that the retired general “has the
full authority to carry out business as he sees fit.”
The
spokeswoman said “all staff will report to him.” It remained to be seen
whether that blanket statement would apply to Trump’s daughter Ivanka
and son-in-law Jared Kushner, or senior strategist Steve Bannon.
A
White House source told Yahoo News that Scaramucci was in the West Wing
on Monday morning. The source also said the move was a shock to
staffers and “came out of the blue.”
The
flamboyant financier’s shocking exit came with twists that would not be
out of place in a Hollywood version of the White House. Scaramucci’s
arrival led to the dismissal of Priebus and press secretary Sean Spicer,
whose ouster has been credited to the man who replaced Priebus. The
White House statement announcing Scaramucci’s departure was crafted in
the office that Spicer, for now, still occupies. Spicer, approached by
reporters to confirm early news reports of Scaramucci’s departure, was
all smiles and would not say whether he would now be staying on.
While
Trump has suffered more turnover among this top aides than any modern
president, Scaramucci’s removal seemed to be more a sign of order than
chaos. It suggested an attempt by Kelly — a retired four-star Marine
general — to impose discipline, and, notably, to enforce a traditional
pecking order. Whereas past communications directors have answered to
the chief of staff, Scaramucci’s arrangement had him reporting directly
to Trump.
In
just over six months in office, Trump has shed his first national
security adviser (Michael Flynn), communications director (Mike Dubke), press secretary (Sean Spicer),
deputy chief of staff (Katie Walsh), deputy national security adviser
(K.T. McFarland) and now his chief of staff. His attorney general,
Republican former Sen. Jeff Sessions, has been in an increasingly
tenuous position, with the president openly criticizing him, but
stopping short of firing him or asking him to resign.
The president had announced Friday via Twitter that he was replacing Priebus with Kelly, who had been serving as secretary of homeland security.
Scaramucci, who accepted his short-lived role on July 21, made headlines less than a week after assuming the post with a profanity-laced interview with the New Yorker in
which he insulted members of the White House staff, including Priebus,
whom he also singled out in attacks on Twitter and suggested he believed
the one-time RNC chair had leaked information to the media.
When
asked whether Scaramucci’s vulgarity-riddled interview had anything to
do with his removal, Sanders said Trump felt the comments were
“inappropriate.”
“The president certainly felt that Anthony’s comments were inappropriate for a person in his position,” she said.
The New York Times reported
that Scaramucci’s removal came at Kelly’s request. Scaramucci and his
spokesperson have not responded to requests for comment from Yahoo News.
Over the weekend, reports surfaced that Scaramucci’s wife had filed for divorce in early July.
While
he had already stepped into the public eye, Scaramucci’s official start
date was set for Aug. 15, meaning his tenure has ended before it
officially began.
Yahoo News White House Correspondent Hunter Walker contributed to the reporting of this story.
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