Anthony Scaramucci, the incoming White House communications director, blamed the media on Thursday for his scorching rant against White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and leakers.
“I made a mistake in trusting in a reporter,” Scaramucci tweeted. “It won’t happen again.”
I made a mistake in trusting in a reporter. It won’t happen again.
— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) July 28, 2017
Earlier Thursday night, Scaramucci acknowledged some regret for his outburst, tweeting that he sometimes uses “colorful language” and while he won’t stop fighting for Trump, he will try to hold back on the profanity.
“I sometimes use colorful language. I will refrain in this arena but not give up the passionate fight for @realDonaldTrump’s agenda,” Scaramucci said. “#MAGA.”
I sometimes use colorful language. I will refrain in this arena but not give up the passionate fight for @realDonaldTrump‘s agenda. #MAGA
— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) July 27, 2017
New Yorker reporter Ryan Lizza published a first-person account on Thursday of a conversation he had with Scaramucci on Wednesday night.
In the phone call, which was initiated by Scaramucci, he accused Priebus of leaking and suggested he may ask him to resign. Scaramucci did not ask for the call to be off the record or on background, Lizza said.
Scaramucci also threatened leakers.
“What I want to do is I want to fucking kill all the leakers and I want to get the President’s agenda on track so we can succeed for the American people,” Scaramucci told Lizza.
Scaramucci did not reserve his ire only for Priebus. He accused Steve Bannon, the White House chief strategist, of self-promotion.
“I’m not Steve Bannon, I’m not trying to suck my own cock,” he said.
