Scaramucci stirs up White House with uncensored tirade
28 July 2017 11:23 PM IST
The new communications director — Anthony Scaramucci, a flashy New York financier who brags that he and Trump "started out as friends" — has been trying to oust White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus in a foulmouthed campaign fueled by months of brewing animus. Scaramucci accused Priebus of leaking to the media about behind-the-scenes maneuverings and his own personal finances, but his broader intent is to purge senior advisers and low-level staffers who he suspects are not adequately loyal to President Trump.
In an interview with the New Yorker published Thursday, Scaramucci called Priebus a "fucking paranoid schizophrenic, a paranoiac" and claimed that the former Republican Party chairman will "be asked to resign very shortly" in a sweep that he warned could eventually involve much of the staff. Hence, Scaramucci yet again stunned a Washington political class.
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