Trump & Mooch Continue Twitter War

L-R Donald Trump, Anthony Scaramucci

Boom: "Scaramucci, who like so many others had nothing to do with my Election victory, is only upset that I didn’t want him back in the Administration (where he desperately wanted to be). Also, I seldom had time to return his many calls to me. He just wanted to be on TV!"

Scaramucci, who like so many others had nothing to do with my Election victory, is only upset that I didn’t want him back in the Administration (where he desperately wanted to be). Also, I seldom had time to return his many calls to me. He just wanted to be on TV!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 12, 2019

Bam: "You are losing your fastball— very weak troll. Bullying is the most anti-American thing in our culture and it is emanating from the Oval Office. Many have called and are willing to work on a necessary replacement. Time to call in a good relief pitcher."

Mooch is getting sassy...LOL

You are losing your fastball— very weak troll. Bullying is the most anti-American thing in our culture and it is emanating from the Oval Office. Many have called and are willing to work on a necessary replacement. Time to call in a good relief pitcher. @potus is lost. https://t.co/7fiFHbd7O6

— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) August 12, 2019

Trump Turns On The Mooch

L-R Donald Trump, Anthony Scaramucci

Donald Trump, who briefly hired Anthony Scaramucci as his White House communications director for 11 days in 2017, has turned on his former friend and employee after Scaramucci made less-than-praise worthy comments during news show appearances.

After a Twitter attack from the Donald, Mooch responded saying that Trump "eventually turns on everyone" and soon it will be "the entire country."

Anthony Scaramucci, who was quickly terminated (11 days) from a position that he was totally incapable of handling, now seems to do nothing but television as the all time expert on “President Trump.” Like many other so-called television experts, he knows very little about me.....

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 11, 2019

.....other than the fact that this Administration has probably done more than any other Administration in its first 2 1/2 years of existence. Anthony, who would do anything to come back in, should remember the only reason he is on TV, and it’s not for being the Mooch!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 11, 2019

For the last 3 years I have fully supported this President. Recently he has said things that divide the country in a way that is unacceptable. So I didn’t pass the 100% litmus test. Eventually he turns on everyone and soon it will be you and then the entire country. https://t.co/BUvwujc6LW

— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) August 11, 2019

News Round-Up: January 15, 2018

Some news items you might have missed:

• Monday Man Crush - bodybuilder Bruno Tarchetti (above) via Instagram shot by photographer Lëo Castro. A little sweat, some fur, a big tire, great lighting - what's not to like?

• A new study at the University of British Columbia suggests smelling your partner's shirt can reduce stress levels. #TotallyBelieveThat

• According to a survey of 200,000 iPhone users, a whopping 77% of Grindr users feel "unhappy" after using the gay dating app.

• Showrunners for the upcoming TV series Rise have changed the sexuality of one of the based-on-real-life lead roles from gay to straight.

• Conservative Christians are suing the University of Iowa for the right to discriminate against LGBTs while using school funds. #NotGonnaHappen

• Newsflash - Donald Trump announces he "is not a racist." That's what we've come to, kids.

• Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci was quickly disarmed by MSNBC host and reporter Katy Tur when she asked Scaramucci about Trump's long list of racially inflammatory statements.

When Scaramucci tried to deny any race-based comments by Trump, Tur began reciting just a short list of the Trumpster's past remarks. "I can keep going," Tur said as Scaramucci tried in vain to change the narrative.

Watch the exchange below.

Scaramucci: Charlottesville comments were the only objectionable thing Trump has said about race pic.twitter.com/Eeyd2N4fvY

— Axios (@axios) January 15, 2018

Scaramucci: Trump Should Have Said 'White Supremacist' Sooner

The record holder for shortest term as White House Communications Director, Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci, appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to offer his insights on the current "alt-right" situation in the West Wing.

"The Mooch" told Colbert that if it were up to him presidential strategist (and "white nationalist") Steve Bannon would be cut loose, but added, "It's not up to me."

Scaramucci also underscored his belief that while Trump is a "compassionate" man, Scaramucci feels the president should have spoken out more forcefully (and sooner) regarding the recent white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Watch below.

Anthony Scaramucci Sees Himself As The "Monica Lewinsky" Of Trump Administration

Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci

Anthony Scaramucci, who you may remember (it was so quick) spent a few days as the White House Communications director last month, tweeted the bizarre message below comparing New Yorker Magazine reporter Ryan Lizza to Clinton/Lewinsky scandal leaker Linda Tripp:

.@RyanLizza is the Linda Tripp of 2017. People know. And he is up at night not being able to live with himself.

— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) August 10, 2017

Of course, the odd thing about this is Tripp secretly taped her conversations with Monica Lewinsky regarding President Clinton. Scaramucci called Lizza and knew he was being recorded, yet kept yapping obscenities about folks in the White House.

And if Lizza is the "Linda Tripp" of this analogy, doesn't that mean "Mooch" is Lewinsky? And we all know why she's famous, right?

Note - New York and Washington D.C. are “one-party consent” jurisdictions, which means that it is legal for anyone on a phone call to record the conversation.

The Twitterverse was happy to jump in:

Wait....does this mean Mooch is Monica Lewinsky?

— Kat V (@katvasquez) August 10, 2017

Linda Tripp was a New Yorker reporter who was always on CNN?

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) August 10, 2017

Tripp taped Lewinsky without her knowledge because she hated Clinton. Lizza taped you because that's what reporters do, Doofus.

— Suzanne Kelleher (@SuzanneKelleher) August 10, 2017

Dude, do you even realize what you just admitted?

— Chad Campbell (@repcampbell) August 10, 2017

pic.twitter.com/8Jqy1c00Ey

— Timothy Castantine🔎 (@Castantine) August 10, 2017

He did not think this analogy through.

— Sarah! (@TurboG8r) August 10, 2017

Randy Rainbow Trolls Anthony Scaramucci - "Sychophant Italiano"

Man, Randy Rainbow is FAST!

Just a day after Anthony Scaramucci was summarily dismissed from his 10-day stint at White House Communications Director, Randy offers his video farewell to the Mooch, via Nine the Musical: "Sychophant Italiano."

And for all you who have been emailing Randy about "Bohemian Rhapsody," there's a message in this for you ;)

NEW VIDEO:
Arrivederci, Scaramucci! #Mooch #MoochOut
👋🎶🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/MVuwNIisEk

— Randy Rainbow (@RandyRainbow) August 1, 2017

The Mooch Is Loose - "Cut Loose" As White House Comm Director

Snork!

According to the New York Times, the removal comes at the request of newly-installed Chief of Staff John F. Kelly:

President Trump has decided to remove Anthony Scaramucci from his position as communications director, three people close to the decision said Monday, relieving him just days after Mr. Scaramucci unloaded a crude verbal tirade against other senior members of the president’s senior staff.

Mr. Scaramucci’s abrupt removal came just 10 days after the wealthy New York financier was brought on to the West Wing staff, a move that convulsed an already chaotic White House and led to the departures of Sean Spicer, the former press secretary, and Reince Priebus, the president’s first chief of staff.

The decision to remove Mr. Scaramucci, who had boasted about reporting directly to the president not the chief of staff, John F. Kelly, came at Mr. Kelly’s request, the people said. Mr. Kelly made clear to members of the White House staff at a meeting Monday morning that he is in charge.

It was not clear whether Mr. Scaramucci will remain employed at the White House in another position or will leave altogether.

CNN adds that Kelly asked for Scaramucci to be removed as the communications director because he did not think he was "disciplined" and had "burned his credibility."

Scaramucci reportedly missed the birth of his son last week to have dinner with President Trump. The Mooch texted congrats to his wife.

But remember - "no WH chaos!:"

Highest Stock Market EVER, best economic numbers in years, unemployment lowest in 17 years, wages raising, border secure, S.C.: No WH chaos!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 31, 2017

Scaramucci Scolds Press On Divorce Reports: "Who In The Media Has Class And Who Doesn't?"

Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci

This is rich.

Responding to press reports his wife filed for divorce citing his "naked political ambition," White House Communications Director Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci took to Twitter to school the media for reporting the news.

Tweets the Mooch, "Family does not need to be drawn into this. Soon we will learn who in the media has class and who doesn't. No further comments on this."

Family does not need to be drawn into this. Soon we will learn who in the media has class and who doesn't. No further comments on this.

— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) July 29, 2017

The man who accused a coworker of "sucking his own c*ck" in an interview with the New Yorker is now deciding who does and doesn't have class???

WH Comm Dir Anthony Scaramucci's Wife Files For Divorce Citing His "Naked Ambition"

Anthony Scaramucci

According to the PageSix.com, the wife of newly-installed White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci has filed for divorce citing his "naked ambition" and desire to get close to Donald Trump.

Deidre Ball, who worked as a vice president in investor relations for SkyBridge Capital, the firm he founded in 2005 and sold to ascend to the White House, has filed for divorce from “The Mooch” after three years of marriage after getting fed up with his ruthless quest to get close to President Trump, whom she despises.

One source told Page Six, “Deidre has left him and has filed for divorce. She liked the nice Wall Street life and their home on Long Island, not the insane world of D.C. She is tired of his naked ambition, which is so enormous that it left her at her wits’ end. She has left him even though they have two children together.”

Scaramucci and Ball, 38, began dating in 2011 and are believed to have married in 2014.

Scaramucci appeared to be confirming the rumor tweeting this in the last hour:

Leave civilians out of this. I can take the hits, but I would ask that you would put my family in your thoughts and prayers & nothing more.

— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) July 28, 2017

He has since removed this tweet from his feed:

Mario Cantone Channels New WH Comm Director Anthony Scaramucci

While SNL may have lost Melissa McCarthy's "Sean Spicer" character, Comedy Central’s The President Show has introduced its version of rambunctious White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci in the form of actor, Mario Cantone.

TV viewers will remember Cantone from his role of "Anthony Marentino" on the HBO hit, Sex and the City.

Introduced by Anthony Atamanuik’s "President Trump" last night, Cantone got straight to work calling out beleaguered White House Chief of Staff, Reince Priebus.

“I’m going to fire so many people,” said Cantone’s Scaramucci. “I don’t know who it’s going to be, Reince, but I’m going to get to the bottom of the leaks in the White House. Do you hear me, Reince?”

Cantone showed up on CNN's "New Day" to chat on the new gig, although morning TV doesn't seem to be Mario's thing.

Is that The Mooch? No, it's @macantone, Comedy Central's Scaramucci impersonator, live on New Day! https://t.co/Rmx5NfPNeH

— New Day (@NewDay) July 28, 2017

WH Comm Director Covers New York Daily News: "Mooch Madness"

Unsurprisingly, new White House Communications Director, Anthony Scaramucci, lands on the cover of the New York Daily News this morning as folks are still talking about his expletive-laden rant to a reporter about White House Chief of Staff, Reince Priebus.

The Mooch is on the loose — and President Trump’s new attack dog is one angry, angry pooch.

“Reince is a f---ing paranoid schizophrenic, a paranoiac,” Scaramucci said in a Wednesday night phone call to Ryan Lizza, a writer for The New Yorker.

Anthony Scaramucci takes shot at financial disclosure leakers
Scaramucci accused Priebus of, among other things, leaking to the press a dinner President Trump held earlier that night with the First Lady, Fox News host Sean Hannity and former Fox News executive Bill Shine.

Scaramucci channeled Priebus as he railed on the phone: “‘Oh, Bill Shine is coming in. Let me leak the f---ing thing and see if I can c--k-block these people the way I c--k-blocked Scaramucci for six months.’”

Later in the call, after he promised to fire three to four people “by tomorrow,” the former Wall Street hedge fund titan unleashed his below-the-belt venom on White House strategist Stephen Bannon.

“I’m not Steve Bannon,” Scaramucci said after insisting he had no interest in media attention.

“I’m not trying to suck my own c--k. I’m not trying to build my own brand off the f---ing strength of the President. I’m here to serve the country.”

WH Comm Director Goes On Unhinged Rant: "Reince Priebus Is A F*cking Paranoid Schizophrenic"

Wow.

Ryan Lizza of The New Yorker got a phone call last night from newly-installed White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci who was all worked up that Lizza had tweeted about a dinner between Scaramucci, Donald Trump, and Fox News personality Sean Hannity.

Scaramucci demanded Lizza tell him who leaked the info.

Lizza reported the conversation today, and whoo-boy...

Here's an excerpt. Clearly, Scaramucci doesn't know the phrase "off the record."

I asked him why it was so important for the dinner to be kept a secret. Surely, I said, it would become public at some point. “I’ve asked people not to leak things for a period of time and give me a honeymoon period,” he said. “They won’t do it.” He was getting more and more worked up, and he eventually convinced himself that Priebus was my source.

“They’ll all be fired by me,” he said. “I fired one guy the other day. I have three to four people I’ll fire tomorrow. I’ll get to the person who leaked that to you. Reince Priebus—if you want to leak something—he’ll be asked to resign very shortly.” The issue, he said, was that he believed Priebus had been worried about the dinner because he hadn’t been invited.

“Reince is a fucking paranoid schizophrenic, a paranoiac,” Scaramucci said. He channeled Priebus as he spoke: “ ‘Oh, Bill Shine is coming in. Let me leak the fucking thing and see if I can cock-block these people the way I cock-blocked Scaramucci for six months.’ ” (Priebus did not respond to a request for comment.)

Scaramucci also told me that, unlike other senior officials, he had no interest in media attention. “I’m not Steve Bannon, I’m not trying to suck my own cock,” he said, speaking of Trump’s chief strategist. “I’m not trying to build my own brand off the fucking strength of the President. I’m here to serve the country.” (Bannon declined to comment.)

First of all, a "communications director" talks like that to the press?

Second, I'm guessing Lizza won't be getting many more phone calls from the "Mooch."

And finally, this is all kinda funny when you know how mild-mannered Ryan Lizza is. Picturing him on the end of this phone call makes me laugh.

Ryan Lizza: I don’t see how a White House can function with this kind of a civil war… it’s unlike anything I’ve seen https://t.co/m2VLtpXn8t

— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) July 27, 2017

Anthony Scaramucci is like a character from an "Entourage" sequel where Vincent Chase is the president.

— Josh Gondelman (@joshgondelman) July 27, 2017

Scaramucci was not lying when he said "I'm more of a front-stabbing person."

— Garance Franke-Ruta (@thegarance) July 27, 2017

I demand two A-list actors do a dramatic reading of the Ryan Lizza interview with Scaramucci immediately. pic.twitter.com/ilh6xVSj6W

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) July 27, 2017

"Hi Mr. Bannon, this is Ryan Lizza of The New Yorker. Quick question. Anthony Scaramucci said you try to suck your own cock. Any comment?" pic.twitter.com/5mcshNcZvl

— sreekar (@sreekyshooter) July 27, 2017

Say what you will about Sean. He was experienced enough to say 'off the record' https://t.co/kmW2Sqlyks

— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) July 27, 2017

Scaramucci knew he was on the record.

— Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) July 27, 2017

And, one last tweet from the "Mooch" himself:

I sometimes use colorful language. I will refrain in this arena but not give up the passionate fight for @realDonaldTrump's agenda. #MAGA

— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) July 27, 2017

I made a mistake in trusting in a reporter. It won't happen again.

— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) July 28, 2017

WH Comm Director Scaramucci Threatens To "Fire Everybody" To Stop Leaks

Anthony Scaramucci

The first head has rolled in the White House press office as assistant press secretary Michael Short has resigned in advance of being fired by White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci.

From Politico:

Short’s ouster is Scaramucci’s first warning shot to White House aides who have been perceived as disloyal to the president. In an echo of Trump’s not-so-subtle warning to Jeff Sessions about his status as attorney general, Scaramucci’s vow to “fire everybody” is a warning to staffers perceived as leakers.

“I’m going to fire everybody, that’s how I’m going to do it,” Scaramucci said to reporters outside of the White House on Tuesday. “You’re either going to stop leaking or you’re going to be fired.”

He claimed to have the full authority of the president to clean out the communications shop and put his own stamp on the team. A source close to Scaramucci said that he’s planning to bring in people from the corporate communications world in addition to conservative broadcast stars.

Short was apparently not well-liked by his colleagues in the White House having quit Team Trump during the campaign but was hired for White House duty by Chief of Staff Reince Priebus.

Scaramucci told reporters it "really upsets me as a human being and as a Roman Catholic" that Short found out about his departure through the media.

He added he's prepared to reduce the communications office to just himself and Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders if necessary.

New White House Comm Director Denies Russian Interference In 2016 Election

The new White House Communications Director, Anthony Scaramucci, sat down for a lengthy chat on CNN's State of the Union with Jake Tapper this morning.

Started out very polite, but Scaramucci quickly became combative, which is certainly going to please his boss.

At one point, Scaramucci offered the opinion of an anonymous person on Russia. When pushed by Tapper, the new comm director admitted that it was President Trump.

Via Raw Story:

CNN host Jake Tapper on Sunday called out newly-appointed White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci for continuing to deny Russia’s interference in the U.S. election. On Sunday’s State of the Union program, Tapper asked Scaramucci if President Donald Trump was prepared to sign a sanctions bill against Russia.

“There’s a lot of misinformation,” Scaramucci said, dismissing the conclusion of U.S. intelligence agencies. “Somebody said to me the other day — I don’t want to say who — if the Russian actually hacked the this situation and spilled out those emails, you would have never seen it. You would have never had any evidence of them. Meaning that they’re super confident in their deception skills and hacking.”

“Wait, wait, wait,” Tapper interrupted. “I don’t know who this anonymous person is.” “How about it’s the president, Jake,” Scaramucci revealed. “He called me from Air Force One and basically said to me, ‘This is — maybe they did it, maybe they didn’t do it.’”

Props to Jake Tapper for trying to keep Scaramucci on topic.

A few other points gleaned from Mr. Scaramucci's appearance:

• We now know he likes to remind folks he went to Harvard Law School.

• He hasn't met a superlative, in regard to Trump, he doesn't like.

• He really loves to say he "loves" the president. He loves to say it a lot.

• He enjoys dropping lines like, "The president called me from Air Force One."

• Scaramucci says once he has his security clearance, he'll "take a look" at the intelligence and decide for himself if he believes Russia interfered in the 2016 election.

It's clear to see why Trump would like a guy like Scaramucci. He constantly praises his boss; he's much more smooth than Sean Spicer; he's a middle-class guy who created his own success - a narrative Trump would love to believe about himself; and he looks like what Trump probably thinks he sees when he looks in the mirror.

Here's the full segment. I encourage you to watch.

New White House Comm Director Has A Liberal Past

Anthony Scaramucci

Newly installed White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci has a liberal background, and he's quickly deleting as much of his progressive side as he can on Twitter.

Scaramucci says he's deleting the tweets because they represent old views that he has now "evolved" from, and the tweets shouldn't be a "distraction."

Full transparency: I'm deleting old tweets. Past views evolved & shouldn't be a distraction. I serve @POTUS agenda & that's all that matters

— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) July 22, 2017

It turns out the new comm director is pro-marriage equality, pro-gun control, pro-choice and believes in climate change. Oh, during the 2016 presidential campaign, he tweeted that "walls don't work. Never have never will."

Scaramucci is around 52 years old. I find it hard to believe views he held at 47 would have changed that much.

Of course, this is the internet where everything is forever.

Here's a small selection of what folks have found.

White House Comm Director Anthony Scaramucci In 2015: Trump Is "A Hack" & "Anti-American"

Newly installed White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci has nothing but love for Donald Trump today. Witness the many times he said so at the press podium this afternoon.

But back in 2015, Scaramucci supported Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker for president and called Trump "a hack" and "anti-American" on Fox Business News.

Take a trip on the way-back machine below:

Scaramucci on Trump, Aug 2015: “a hack… anti-American… bullies association… don’t like the way he talks about women” https://t.co/s8BW4RPloK pic.twitter.com/fvEtTiW2Eo

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) July 21, 2017

But, here's Scaramucci today. As Judd Legum points out, this is why Trump picked this guy. #PraisePraiseNothingButPraise

These 27 seconds tell you exactly why Trump installed Scaramucci as his new communications director pic.twitter.com/squjkfZ1F0

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) July 21, 2017