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Anthony Scaramucci sacked as Trump media chief | |
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White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci has been fired after less than 10 days in the post. | |
The former financier, who took the job last Friday, had drawn criticism after calling a reporter to give a profanity-laced tirade against his colleagues. | |
Mr Trump's chief of staff Reince Priebus and spokesman Sean Spicer both left their post over his appointment. | |
The decision was made by Mr Trump's new chief of staff, John Kelly, who was sworn in on Monday. | |
A three-sentence statement from the White House reads: "Anthony Scaramucci will be leaving his role as White House Communications Director. | |
"Mr Scaramucci felt it was best to give Chief of Staff John Kelly a clean slate and the ability to build his own team. We wish him all the best." | |
Earlier in the day, Mr Trump tweeted about job and wage figures, and insisted there is "No WH chaos", referring to reports about fighting among White House staff. | |
Mr Scaramucci had boasted of reporting directly to the president, rather than to his chief of staff. | |
General John Kelly, who had formerly served as Secretary of Homeland Security, was sworn in on Monday morning at the White House. | |
The resignation of Reince Priebus came on Friday after Mr Scaramucci posted and then deleted a tweet which many interpreted as an accusation and a threat against Mr Priebus. | |
He also called a reporter to attack Mr Priebus as a "paranoid schizophrenic" and accuse him of leaking information to the media. | |
During the on-the-record phone call, he also made vulgar statements about chief strategist Steve Bannon. |