Anthony Scaramucci’s tenure as White House communications director was short-lived, but it was marked by multiple hostile relationships, personal strife and one instantly iconic photo with Reince Priebus.
During one of Scaramucci’s 10 days on the job, he famously battled with then-chief of staff Reince Priebus. Wall Street Journal photographer T.J. Kirkpatrick captured their adversarial relationship in a stunning photo of the two locking eyes while standing in the Oval Office.
“That’s a rough photo,” Scaramucci admitted in an interview on CBS’s “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on Monday.
Though Preibus was ousted just days after Scaramucci stepped into his role at the White House, he stopped short of saying that he came in with the intention of cleaning house.
“I don’t want to say it that way,” Scaramucci told Colbert. “[But] there was no love lost there, obviously.”
“We were actually pretty good friends when I was a political donor writing checks to the RNC,” he said. “But once I became part of the administration — or was about to enter the administration — for whatever reason, it was a little more adversarial.”
Colbert also needled Scaramucci on his comments on chief strategist Steve Bannon, getting the now-former Trump administration official to admit that he believes Bannon to be the source of the White House’s leaks to the media.
“If it was up to me, he would be gone. But it’s not up to me,” he said.
Stephen Miller: 8 Late-Night Insults for Trump's 'Basic Henchman' (Photos)
Trump adviser Stephen Miller made a splash Wednesday by calling CNN's Jim Acosta "insulting, ignorant and foolish." But late-night hosts have had some harsh assessments of him, too. For example:
Sunday morning shows to push the president's border policies. Late-night hosts were not impressed by his chilly claim that "the powers of our president to protect our country... will not be questioned," and compared him to some unflattering people, places and cartoon characters. For example...
"Sméagol in a suit" - Trevor Noah
"That guy is 31 years old and he already looks like he's two-thirds of the way to Montgomery Burns." - Seth Meyers
"Young Gargamel" - Stephen Colbert
Superman villain General Zod - Stephen Colbert
(Context: After making the Gargamel comment, Colbert played a video of the previously mentioned Stephen Miller quote. Then Colbert joked that Miller then added, "I am become death, destroyer of worlds. Kneel before Zod." Which is a combo of famous quotes by Robert Oppenheimer and Zod.)
"The guy who shows up with a flashlight when teens are getting drunk in a graveyard." - Seth Meyers
"If you're wondering why his face looks familiar, it's probably because you see him every time you take off our socks. Black people, you can ignore that joke." - Trevor Noah
"A basic henchman" - Trevor Noah
"A guilty husband who got caught texting with a female co-worker." - Seth Meyer
We'll keep updating this list as more Stephen Miller insults roll in.
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Miller made a splash by insulting a CNN reporter as “insulting, ignorant and foolish”
Trump adviser Stephen Miller made a splash Wednesday by calling CNN's Jim Acosta "insulting, ignorant and foolish." But late-night hosts have had some harsh assessments of him, too. For example:
Sunday morning shows to push the president's border policies. Late-night hosts were not impressed by his chilly claim that "the powers of our president to protect our country... will not be questioned," and compared him to some unflattering people, places and cartoon characters. For example...
