His exit appeared inevitable when Trump did not intervene as his new communications director Anthony Scaramucci publicly described Priebus as a "paranoid schizophrenic". Of course, as we would all soon learn, Scaramucci's public praise varies quite differently from what the man says when he thinks he's speaking in private.
As I mentioned earlier, the White House's most open secret is the feud between Priebus and Scaramucci, and that tweet appears to be a not-so-veiled threat to report Priebus to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. As a source recalled to BuzzFeed, Conway said that White House staffers connected to the Republican National Committee, which Priebus used to run, are going to be ousted and that the Trump administration is "going back to Trump loyalists". As Scaramucci, he railed, "I'm going to fire so many people".
But Priebus didn't want him in the White House, and successfully blocked him from being appointed to a job until last week, when Trump offered him the communications job over Priebus's vehement objections.
Scaramucci was convinced that White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus was plotting against him.
"I would like to thank Reince Priebus for his service and dedication to his country".
Against a backdrop of Trump fearing leaks from his top team, Scaramucci got on the horn to reporter Ryan Lizza to try to figure out why the White House had the appearance of a sieve.
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White House Senior Adviser Kellyanne Conway defended Scaramucci on Fox News Thursday night.
"I can tell you two fish that don't stink, and that's me and the president".
Lizza added that he and Scaramucci spoke again the next day before he published his article, this time in a conversation where the latter said: "Look I understand that interview was not off the record, totally within your rights to publish it".
Will there be any consequences for Scaramucci after he said them? I have three to four people I'll fire tomorrow.
The New Yorker piece came shortly after Scaramucci dramatically announced on Twitter that he had asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Justice Department to investigate who leaked his financial information to POLITICO after it appeared in a story. "I ask these guys not to leak anything and they can't help themselves". I will refrain in this arena but not give up the passionate fight for @realDonaldTrump's agenda.
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