Trump Thanks Spicer, Congratulates Him On ‘Great Television Ratings’

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)
Deputy White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders arrives to speak to members of the media in the Brady Press Briefing room of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 21, 2017, followed by Anthony Scaramu... Deputy White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders arrives to speak to members of the media in the Brady Press Briefing room of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 21, 2017, followed by Anthony Scaramucci. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) MORE LESS
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President Donald Trump thanked Sean Spicer for his service as press secretary and welcomed new communications director Anthony Scaramucci to the administration in two statements read aloud by press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders at a press briefing Friday, the first on-camera briefing since June 29.

Hours earlier, Sean Spicer resigned from the press secretary job, reportedly as a response to Scaramucci’s appointment.

On Spicer:

I am grateful for Sean’s work on behalf of my administration and the American people. I wish him continued success as he moves on to pursue new opportunities. Just look at his great television ratings. Sean will continue to serve the administration through August, and the President has also appointed Anthony Scaramucci as communications director.

On Scaramucci:

Anthony is a person I have great respect for, and he will be an important addition to this administration. He’s been a great supporter and will now help implement key aspects of our agenda while leading the communications team. We have accomplished so much and we are being given credit for so little. The good news is the people get it, even if the media doesn’t.

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  1. “…Just look at his great television ratings…”

    
    Our President:
    
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  2. Who will play Ant-Nee on SNL?

    Gonna have to be Mario Cantone.

    The ratings will be boffo!

  3. “We have accomplished so much and we are being given credit for so little. The good news is the people get it, even if the media doesn’t.”

    Announcing a new hire when the other guy finally said ‘fuck this shit’ and quit. And ya gotta include this? Really?

  4. Just look at his great television ratings.

    Especially the covfefe ones.

  5. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    Spicer, Corallo, and Kasowitz are all out in a span of a couple days. Gorelick dumped Kushner last week. Ominous trend for Trump. People are abandoning ship as the wheels come off. How’s that for mixing my metaphors?

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