Newly appointed White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said on Tuesday that he plans to dismiss assistant press secretary Michael Short.
It would be Scaramucci’s first step toward shaking up the communications shop, which has been dominated by former Republican National Committee staffers loyal to White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, a former RNC chairman.
Scaramucci warned that Short would be the first of many, if he’s not able to stop the leaks coming out of the communications and press shop.
“I’m committed to taking the comms shop down to Sarah [Huckabee Sanders] and me, if I can’t get the leaks to stop,” Scaramucci told POLITICO.
During his first day on the job on Monday, Scaramucci met with current communications staffers and warned about leaks coming from the office. “I offered amnesty in the meeting, but that decision is above my rank,” Scaramucci said.
Yet, it seems the wires might be crossed, as Short told CNN that he hasn’t had any inclination that he’s been fired. It looks like those are will be given their pink slips are finding out through social media. Ouch. We’ll keep you updated.
Betsy Woodruff
So Scaramucci told Politico he was firing Michael Short before he told…Michael Short? https://twitter.com/jdiamond1/status/889849033921097728 …
Michael Short: “No one has told me anything and the entire premise is false.” Looks like Scaramucci is firing ppl without telling them first https://twitter.com/tarapalmeri/status/889838615689388036 …
“…Short told CNN that he hasn’t had any inclination that he’s been fired…”
You lying Erick Erickson mole, just GTFO. Take advantage of being First and see if Mueller needs someone to bring him coffee. Better get there before the line forms.
Just what we need more of :
People in government that do and don’t just talk.
*giggle*
“So Scaramucci told Politico he was firing Michael Short before he told…Michael ”
Transparency, baby! Hahahah
Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?
Thunderbolt and lightning
Very, very frightening me
(Galileo) Galileo
(Galileo) Galileo
Galileo Figaro
Magnifico-o-o-o-o
brings back memories of comey being fired by Trump. with comey standing on stage with FBI underlings giving a screech to his fan base and comey thought it was a prank. Haha, what a bunch of fools. looks like he’s fandango`ing all over their heads. lol`ing so much i’m crying. good times 🙂
When your name is ‘Michael Shorts’….you take it there repeatedly….
Awesome. Leakers finding out they were fired, through unofficial sources.
judgeroybean — You beat me to it! So freakin’ funny.
MJA — Your “giggle” made me guffaw!
So they all thought Scaramucci was just kidding?! Oh, too rich for words.
If Short is a leaker then I don’t care.
Otherwise, it is always good to show some class.
@Mr. Anth Ropy — I bet they were more than certain Short was a leak source. I read that he left the Trump campaign abruptly without notice months before the election and then showed up at the WH for the first day of work as a Priebus hire. He said he was on loan from the RNC and just returned there, but the Trump campaign said no, he wasn’t.
Honestly it seems poetic that a leaker finds out he was fired on twitter.
Scaramucci leaked Shorts’ firing on Twitter. LOL!
So he’s leaking the names of the people who are fired. LOL That’s perfect.
nobody likes leaking shorts
Erick Erickson began his show today bragging about how he’s really close friends with eight of PDT’s cabinet secretaries. In fact, one of them called him today to complain about how AG Sessions was being treated by PDT. No juicy leaks or gossip from his lesser WH moles, though. Must be some kind of disruption in the flow. Maybe Sweaty Thumb will get around to the discussing the hurt that Mongoose Scaramucci is putting on the nevtrump vipers. I don’t know, I never listen past the first five minutes of Sweaty’s Show.
“I’m committed to taking the comms shop down to Sarah [Huckabee Sanders] and me, if I can’t get the leaks to stop,” Scaramucci told POLITICO.
Nowhere can I find that he said ‘you’re fired’.
Sounds like a condition of employment being stated. Everyone who works there (or just gets a paycheck 😉 )should pay attention.
Ya baby!
SCAREamucci!
You heard it from Jethro first.
Townhall reporting Shorts resigned. At the link above.
Let me just check my twitter account….
Aaaaaaaaaaand I’m fired.
Michael Short got the short end of the stick. shot across the bow to the remaining staffers. If they choose to go out the same way, keep leaking.
My My. Miss Karma is a very busy woman these days………