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After only 10 days on the job, White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci has been relieved of his duties and kicked to the curb from the Trump White House.
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In what is surely the shortest West Wing stint ever, The White House announced on Monday that Scaramucci voluntarily resigned in order to give new chief-of-staff John Kelly the opportunity to select his own staff and communications personnel. However, late word out of Washington is that Scaramucci did not go peacefully.
Reportedly, Gen. Kelly made Scaramucci Priority 1 on his first-day-on-the-job To Do list. Kelly was not at all happy that “The Mooch” had publicly threatened to fire everybody and was acting as if he was running the West Wing.
According to CNN political analyst and White House correspondent April Ryan, a tense exchange occurred between Kelly and Scaramucci early Monday morning, prompting Kelly to fire him. However, The Mooch believed he had the full support and confidence of Donald Trump (he didn’t) and refused to leave — which led to him being physically removed from White House grounds. Yes, he was literally kicked out.
Oh, how the mighty have fallen!
During his brief 10-day tenure, Scaramucci had become the exclusive face of The White House. He appeared on every political television show imaginable. He openly slung vulgarities at the West Wing staff. He even boasted that he had the full authority to fire everyone and start from scratch. His self-propelled belief could not have been further from the truth. Here’s why:
1.) Despite his instant fame and celebrity, he did not have the authority to fire anyone inside the West Wing.
2.) The gargantuan ego of Donald Trump was never willing to cede or share center stage with a man who regularly referred to himself in 3rd person as “The Mooch.”
Needless to say, he had to go.
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Last week, Scaramucci’s wife gave birth to their son. She also filed for divorce.
Over the weekend, Deidre Ball-Scaramucci went public and made it known that she did not appreciate her husband choosing to be with Trump in Washington instead of with her in New York during the birth. She also didn’t appreciate her husband sending her an impersonal “congratulations” text message following the birth, or him not taking the time to see his newborn son until 4 days after the birth.
Scaramucci made his choice and hitched his wagon to Donald Trump. Now, 10-days later, it’s not far-fetched to believe he may be kicking himself for that decision.
So in the end Scaramucci, Trump’s latest hit-man (politically speaking) didn’t see the (political) bullet aimed at his own head. There’s a pattern here – and, for me, it started with Flynn who was hired to help “take out” Hillary by painting her as a criminal and promoting the message of “Lock Her Up!” Trump wanted Flynn to stick around. Flynn, however, unexpectedly *shot himself in the foot” and was forced out. At some point in time, Donald decided it was time for Spicer, Preibus and even (I believe) Bannon, to go. Enter Trump’s mini-me, Scaramucci, who delivered the *hits* Donald approved of….UNTIL the over-the-top *hit* on Preibus prompted significant blowback. Time is up for Scaramucci. Bannon survives…..for now. Trump being Trump RAN for cover and hired another hit-man to take out Scaramucci – General Kelly; who apparently is himself so craven that, as per reports, Kelly was so angered… Read more »