All posts tagged "Anthony Scaramucci"

Anthony Scaramucci, who lasted about eleven days as President Donald Trump's communications director in 2017, says he finally understands a children's story that puzzled him as a boy — thanks to the man he once worked for.

In a post shared with his followers, the former White House aide turned vocal Trump critic offered a blunt assessment of the president's fitness, writing that Trump "is not well and he's probably too old for the job." Scaramucci acknowledged the line wasn't "politically correct," but argued it was "probably right."

The bulk of his post, however, was less about Trump than about everyone around him. Scaramucci described an administration paralyzed by fear, staffed with people afraid of losing their jobs, afraid of being attacked online, and afraid of being primaried by a challenger Trump himself would select to take them out....

A former top MAGA White House aide warned that Trump is headed for "five-stage denialism" after his biggest flop yet.

Anthony Scaramucci, Trump's former White House communications director, made the prediction during an interview on The Daily Beast Podcast while talking about the recently announced Iran deal.

"You've heard of five-stage clingers? He's gonna go into five-stage denialism," Scaramucci said. "And he's gonna triple down on this. And he's gonna start saying things to people that are absolutely not true."...

A former Trump White House insider warned that voters should be cautious of the "rizz" of rising stars in the political scene right now.

Anthony Scaramucci, one of Trump's former White House communications directors, spoke to CNN's Kasie Hunt about what it takes to win big elections nowadays.

"Are we at a moment where being famous is the thing you have to have if you want to be in politics?" Hunt asked....

President Donald Trump is being propped up by those in a position to manipulate him, a former Trump admin official has claimed.

Anthony Scaramucci, who briefly served as White House communications director in Trump's first term, believes that those pulling strings behind the scenes are readily and easily able to manipulate the president. Scaramucci has previously claimed that the Trump family is personally profiting from the Iran war and leveraging the president's position to build family wealth.

Speaking to Legal AF, Scaramucci alleged, "There's a lot of money that's been drafted to him in the Middle East for different things. There are a lot of donors who have given him money that have influenced his policy decisions." Scaramucci also characterized the Trump administration as operating a kleptocracy, stating the family aims to become "the richest family when he leaves office." ...

Donald Trump has been criticized by a former aide who believes the president is personally profiting from the war in the Middle East.

Anthony Scaramucci, who briefly served as the White House Communications Director in Trump's first term, claimed that the Trump family is aiming to leverage the war and position of Donald Trump to build family wealth. Speaking to Legal AF, Scaramucci issued a warning to Trump and claimed corruption within the administration had hit a new high.

"People don't feel like he [Trump] is helping them at all," Legal AF host Sidney Blumenthal said. "He's welched on all of his promises in his second term. But more than that, there's something else going on. He's building a kleptocracy. He's stealing like crazy, from what I hear....

A former staffer to Donald Trump believes the period after the president's second term will be one of redemption for the country.

Anthony Scaramucci, the former White House communications director who served in Trump's first administration for just 10 days, believes the US will repair itself once the president leaves office. Speaking to The Guardian about how the US can repair itself after Trump's second term, Scaramucci said it will be the passage of time that helps most of all.

He said, "I predict that we will go through a reflective period of time, a period of redemption and a period of renewal. That’s America. I believe that the country will heal itself, because the country always heals itself."...