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Trump’s foul-mouthed new press supremo is dumped by wife who is tired of his ‘naked political ambition’
PRESIDENT Trump’s toughtalking new head of communications has been dumped by his wife because she hated his ‘naked political ambition’, it was claimed last night.
Multi-millionaire Wall Street tycoon Anthony Scaramucci, 53, known as ‘the Mooch’, was served divorce papers last week by wife of three years, Deidre Ball, because she reportedly dislikes Mr Trump and could not understand her husband’s obsession with power.
Ms Ball, 38, who has two young children with Mr Scaramucci, could not face moving from Long Island, New York, to Washington, according to reports in the US.
Foul-mouthed Mr Scaramucci made headlines this week when he called Mr Trump’s ex-White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus, ‘a f***ing paranoid schizophrenic’ and said another rival, the President’s chief strategist Steve Bannon, was ‘trying to suck his own c***’.
He later apologised for using ‘colourful language’.
Mr Priebus was unceremoniously replaced on Friday, bringing an end to a tumultuous week in Washington which also saw the resignation of press secretary Sean Spicer.
Mr Spicer quit after Mr Scaramucci’s controversial appointment was announced.
According to insiders, Mr Priebus became an enemy of Mr Scaramucci in January. He had sold his Wall Street hedge fund in preparation for a senior White House role, only to be blocked by Mr Priebus.
Mr Scaramucci dismissively refers to him as ‘Reince Penis’.
The financier met his glamorous blonde wife at investment firm SkyBridge Capital, which he founded in 2005. They married in 2014 after three years of dating.
A source close to the couple said: ‘She liked the nice Wall Street life and their home on Long Island, not the insane world of DC [Washington].
‘She is tired of his naked ambition, which is so enormous that it left her at her wits’ end. She has left him even though they have two children together. She is not a fan of Trump.’
A friend of Mr Scaramucci defended him, saying: ‘I don’t know who Deidre thought she was marrying but anyone who knows Anthony knows he’s an ambitious man.’
It is not the first time he has faced discord at home over his right-wing views. His first wife Lisa Miranda, 54, mother of his eldest daughter Amelia, 20, was a passionate supporter of Mr Trump’s presidential rival Hillary Clinton and wrote on US election day: ‘Putting on my pantsuit now... and heading to vote.’
This was an apparent reference to Ms Clinton’s penchant for tailored, two-piece trouser suits. Ms Miranda also posted a comment to a relative on her Facebook page after Mr Trump’s victory last November saying: ‘Aunt Lorraine, any chance you can make me some of that amazing baby eggplant and stuffed artichokes before Trump blows up the world?’
Mr Scaramucci declined to comment on his marriage breakdown yesterday but took to Twitter saying: ‘Leave civilians out of this. I can take the hits but I would ask that you would put my family in your thoughts and prayers and nothing more.’
Born to a working-class Italian family in Long Island, he made millions in Wall Street before setting up SkyBridge Capital.
Mr Scaramucci, who was a key member of Mr Trump’s campaign finance team, has been friends with him for many years. While Mr Scaramucci has not disclosed his net worth, the hedge fund he founded has assets of €10bn.
When he sold his stake in January in preparation for joining the White House staff, he reportedly banked as much as €170m.
‘She has left him. She is not a fan of Trump’