Trump: Spicer Resigning at White House, Scaramucci to Be Communications Chief

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Trump: Spicer Resigning at White House, Scaramucci to Be Communications Chief
President Donald Trump walks out with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Sean Spicer, White House press secretary (R) during a swearing in ceremony of White House senior staff in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 22, 2017. (Andrew Harrer-Pool/Getty Images)
Reuters
7/21/2017
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7/21/2017

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said in a statement on Friday that White House press secretary Sean Spicer was resigning as of August and that businessman Anthony Scaramucci, a long-time supporter, would become White House communications director.

New White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci takes questions at the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 21, 2017. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)
New White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci takes questions at the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 21, 2017. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)

“I’m grateful for Sean’s work on behalf of my administration and the American people. I wish him continued success as he moves on to pursue new opportunities. Just look at his great television ratings,” Trump said in a statement read by White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders. Scaramucci told a news briefing that Sanders would become Trump’s new press secretary.

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