Mr. Scaramucci had boasted about reporting directly to the president, not the chief of staff. Mr. Spicer, a close ally of Mr. Priebus, resigned just hours after the news about Mr. Scaramucci’s hiring was made public. And shortly after Mr. Scaramucci called Mr. Priebus a “paranoid schizophrenic, a paranoiac,” — adding a more vulgar term to the beginning of the phrase — Mr. Priebus, too, offered his resignation. Mr. Trump was initially pleased by Mr. Scaramucci’s harsh remarks, directed at Mr. Priebus and Steve Bannon, the chief White House strategist. It also suggests that, at least for the moment, Mr. Kelly has the president’s support in that effort.

Source: New York Times July 31, 2017 18:34 UTC