Anthony Scaramucci

Anthony Scaramucci (born January 6, 1964), nicknamed the Mooch, is an American political figure and financier. On July 21 2017, Scaramucci was named to serve as the White House Communications Director but lost the position ten days later.

I'm a straight shooter and I'll go right to the heart of the matter.

Quotes

I'm not Steve Bannon, I'm not trying to suck my own cock.

• I'm going to fire everybody — that’s how. You're either going to stop leaking, or you're going to get fired. If I've got to get the thing down to me and Sarah Huckabee, then the leaking will stop.
  • Quoted in "Scaramucci on Leaks: 'I'm Going to Fire Everybody'", by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Maggie Haberman, The New York Times (July 25, 2017).

• When I said we were brothers from the podium … some brothers are like Cain and Abel, other brothers can fight with each other and get along. I don't know if this is reparable or not, that will be up to the president.
  • Quoted in "Tensions flare between Scaramucci, Priebus amid leak allegations", Fox News (July 27, 2017); referring to then-Chief of Staff Reince Priebus.

• It's absolutely, completely and totally reprehensible. And as you know from the Italian expression: The fish stinks from the head down. But I can tell you two fish that don't stink, and that's me and the President.
  • Quoted in "Scaramucci: 'If Reince wants to explain he's not a leaker, let him do that'" by Dan Merica, Elizabeth Landers and Eugene Scott, CNN (July 27, 2017).

• When I put out a tweet and I put Reince's name in a tweet, they're all making the assumption that it's him because journalists know who the leakers are. So if Reince wants to explain he's not a leaker, let him do that. But let me tell you about myself. I'm a straight shooter and I'll go right to the heart of the matter.
  • Quoted in "Scaramucci: 'If Reince wants to explain he's not a leaker, let him do that'" by Dan Merica, Elizabeth Landers and Eugene Scott, CNN (July 27, 2017).

• I fired one guy the other day. I have three to four people I'll fire tomorrow. I'll get to the person who leaked that to you. Reince Priebus—if you want to leak something—he'll be asked to resign very shortly. ... Reince is a fucking paranoid schizophrenic, a paranoiac ... 'Let me leak the fucking thing and see if I can cock-block these people the way I cock-blocked Scaramucci for six months'.
  • Quoted in "Anthony Scaramucci Called Me to Unload About White House Leakers, Reince Priebus, and Steve Bannon", by Ryan Lizza, The New Yorker (July 27, 2017). Later confirmed by Scaramucci.

• I'm not Steve Bannon, I'm not trying to suck my own cock. I'm not trying to build my own brand off the fucking strength of the President. I'm here to serve the country.
  • Quoted in "Anthony Scaramucci Called Me to Unload About White House Leakers, Reince Priebus, and Steve Bannon", by Ryan Lizza, The New Yorker (July 27, 2017). Later confirmed by Scaramucci.