John Kelly Fired Scaramucci to Get ‘Clean Slate’

Newly minted White House Chief of Staff John Kelly fired former communications director Anthony Scaramucci within hours after taking his post, White House officials told The Daily Beast. A senior White House official told The Daily Beast that Kelly viewed Scaramucci as a “hothead” who was unfit for the job. “Mr. Scaramucci felt it was best to give Chief of Staff John Kelly a clean slate and the ability to build his own team,” said press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders in a statement. Scaramucci had taken office as communications director just 10 days earlier. His tenure was marked by headline-grabbing scandals, particularly after he insulted top White House colleagues in a profanity-laden call to a reporter.