You thought Sean Spicer and Reince Priebus were out quick after just six months on the job. And former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn, out after just 23 days, seemed sure to win the prize in this category.
But no. Meet Anthony Scaramucci, who after five days at work is being removed as White House communications director.
Scaramucci’s departure comes just 10 days after President Trump announced he was hiring him as communications director, and it was Trump’s new chief of staff, John Kelly, who requested he be removed.
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The removal of Scaramucci at Kelly’s insistence is the clearest sign yet that Trump really is empowering Kelly. Perhaps he has embraced the idea that a more conventional White House power structure really is the best practice. Surely, Kelly demanded this sort of power as a condition of taking the job, and that was smart of him.
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NEW: Scaramucci sets a new record for shortest Trump admin posting by https://t.co/ptCeQjfUeS by @fredoso pic.twitter.com/IUgBk5xtwB
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) July 31, 2017
BREAKING: Scaramucci says he wanted to give Kelly a "clean slate" https://t.co/7pZ38Mnrj7 pic.twitter.com/hKsFNajCL9
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) July 31, 2017
"This would appear…that Kelly is laying down the law," @edatpost says of Scaramucci's sudden removal https://t.co/uJDKnuyWoE pic.twitter.com/h889sJJm8F
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 31, 2017
Technically Mooch never even started in the job.
— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) July 31, 2017
This will be deadly piece of political trivia in a year's time. https://t.co/69nlDdRhea
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) July 31, 2017
The race for Scaramucci's WH memoir has begun. pic.twitter.com/gYJqtXyzay
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) July 31, 2017
A source says @Scaramucci said I don't report to you and the General said your gone and he is
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) July 31, 2017
Marines. Don't mess with 'em. https://t.co/PD8RsjdVL9
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) July 31, 2017
1/ Here's the BEST BEST BEST BEST part.
All the clickservatives who were gleeful that Trump FINALLY had a real FIGHTER in the WH.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) July 31, 2017
Why Anthony Scaramucci Is The Man Trump And America Need https://t.co/auAOoeDQ2N
— The Federalist (@FDRLST) July 31, 2017
Ha ha, the Sinclair propaganda engine JUST did a “Mooch is getting it done!” take https://t.co/Jo8cmC1Z5T
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) July 31, 2017
To summarize: Spicer quit because of Scaramucci, who took down Priebus, who was replaced by Kelly, who took down Scaramucci.
— Paul Farhi (@farhip) July 31, 2017
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