ANTHONY SCARAMUCCI OUT AS MUSICAL CHAIRS CONTINUE AT WHITE HOUSE
Jul 31, 2017
By Bob Komsic
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More comings and goings at the White House.
Coming in is John Kelly as Chief of Staff.
Going out is Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci – who just got the job 10 days ago.
(Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP)
A White House statement says he ”felt it was best to give Chief of Staff John Kelly a clean slate and the ability to build his own team.”
The move came as Kelly, who takes over for Reince Priebus as top advisor in the White House, began his first day in charge.
He reportedly told aides he intends to impose a new sense of order and operational discipline that had been absent under Priebus.
Scaramucci is said to have boasted about reporting directly to Donald Trump, not the chief of staff, which did not go over well with Kelly.
The president also seemed to sour on Scaramucci following an interview with New Yorker magazine, in which he went on a profanity laden tirade against Priebus.
It’s unclear if Scaramucci will remain in another possion or leave altogether.