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Headline Roundup August 1st, 2017

Scaramucci Fired as WH Comms Director

Summary from the AllSides News Team

After 10 days in the White House, Anthony Scaramucci was fired as White House Communications Director. His termination comes during a time of turmoil for the Trump administration, with Reince Priebus recently ousted as chief of staff. Scaramucci had come under fire for making a series of crude comments to the New Yorker about both Priebus and Steve Bannon.

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Democrats, media react to Anthony Scaramucci's dismissal
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Democrats and members of the media on Monday mocked ousted White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci for being dismissed after just 10 days on the job.

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Trump fires communications director Scaramucci in new White House upheaval
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U.S. President Donald Trump ousted recently hired White House communications chief Anthony Scaramucci on Monday over an obscene tirade, sources familiar with the decision said, in the latest staff upheaval for the six-month-old administration.

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