NRA Spokesperson Doesn’t Seem Happy About White House’s Scaramucci Hire

Deputy White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks to members of the media in the Brady Press Briefing room of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
New White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci speaks to members of the media in the Brady Press Briefing room of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Cameron Joseph contributed reporting.

Conservative radio host and spokesperson for the National Riffle Association Dana Loesch spoke out against the White House’s hiring of Anthony Scaramucci as director of communications Friday.

In a tweet that has since been deleted, Loesch said she finds it “concerning” that the new hire has a “contrary position on #2A from President Trump,” referring to the Second Amendment.

Loesch pointed to tweets Scaramucci posted in 2012, saying it’s “just common sense to apply more controls,” referring to gun control legislation.

Loesch retweeted a few of his posts from five years ago saying she hoped Scaramucci had “changed your mind on this.”

Loesch is a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment and recently came under fire for a video she narrated for the NRA that some said condoned violence against liberals.

TPM reached out to Loesch’s radio show for comment, but did not receive an immediate response.

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  1. What ? The Mooch LOVES the NRA !

  2. No worries. He’ll knuckle under. Indeed, if you ask him you’ll find out he has already.

  3. Avatar for ghost ghost says:

    Does Trump love the NRA? Then Mooch loves the NRA!

  4. Avatar for caltg caltg says:

    But could I be smelling a circular firing squad coming on?

  5. I like that the story calls the NRA the National RIFFLE Assn. Kinda trivializes 'em, know wot I mean?

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