Scaramucci fired from top White House job

Anthony Scaramucci has been removed from his White House communications post after 11 days on the job – and just hours after president Donald Trump’s new chief of staff, John Kelly, was sworn into office.

Hoping to turn the page on a tumultuous opening chapter to his presidency, Mr Trump had insisted earlier yesterday that there was “no chaos” in his White House as he swore in the retired Marine general as second chief of staff.

Not long after, Mr Scaramucci, who shocked many with his profane outburst last week against thenchief of staff Reince Priebus, was gone.

In the words of the White House announcement, he was leaving because he “felt it was best to give chief of staff John Kelly a clean slate and the ability to build his own team”.

American media reported that people familiar with staff changes said former press secretary Sean Spicer considered Mr Scaramucci lacked the qualifications for the job and quit in protest.