sean spicer is said reported about the new york times to a vehemently disagreed with appointment of anthony scaramucci as the munication s director. the president reportedly requested that spicer stay on, but spicer told him that he believed the appointment was a major mistake. we know there had been tensions between those two in the past and i think that s not something that we know from having had anthony here on the couch, but that s something that was out there at the same time when sean spicer stepped back from the podium, one of the things we heard he was angling for was the communications director. it s not surprising. let s be frank, the communications of the white house has not gone terribly successfully out of the gate. i don t fault sean spicer that it felt like when he came out here, he was given the mission of being and credibly combative with the press, but it didn t
populous way on capitol hill and you still have to deal with the entrenched republican power structure on capitol hill, people like paul ryan and mitch mcconnell. i m not sure if you put scaramucci and lewandowski, fl have better luck dealing with republican leadership in the house and senate than this group has had. so far, it is not that much. melissa: this is melissa francis. i ve been dying to ask a financial question, i don t know if you know the answer to this. before you begin, i was told math would not be a part of this. the answer is most certainly no, go ahead. melissa: anthony scaramucci sold his business before he joined the administration and at the time, it was assumed that he would be paying tax on that gain because he was joining the administration and i know that applies to all posts. he had to join the administration before the end of the year in order to not pay
administration when dan bartlett was the commune occasions director, he was seen to be the senior over the press secretary. he was working on issues of a broader strategic issue and was on the prison out there at the daily press briefing. that said, the communications director does go on camera from time to time, particularly on the sunday shows or when there is very big news, and there is something deals with issues dealing with the president. whoever becomes the press secretary, it could be sarah huckabee sanders because the president really likes her, thinks she has a very good presentation, or it could be somebody else entirely. scaramucci will report shortly to the president. that s still an open question. sandra: it s sandra smith. what do you know and you reince priebus and steve bannon
scaramucci because he wants comfort. he is a finance guy, he does not have background and communications strategies. he s effective on tv, but he s been brought in i have questions still about the white house s ability to manage communications issues. harris: this is harris, good to talk to you. there were some among the staff in the inner circle of the president who weren t so sure about scaramucci as as a communications director because next on the agenda is the push to overhaul the tax system and other policy issues, one of the officials said spicer objected to trump s vision for the future of the press operation, so they understand why he is out. but in terms of policymaking, does anthony scaramucci help the president in any way? that was part of the discussion reportedly that s been going on. if the president is comfortable with him, then the
press. sarah huckabee sanders has been able to basically keep her cool together in a way that s different and helpful. as for anthony scaramucci, he is interesting guy because as we know, he understands wall street, he understands business, and he understands the media and he has a lot of connections to the media, but he also has connections outside the media. he ll have a little bit of a different take in a different approach. sandra: additional reporting from john roberts saying sean spicer was supposed to lead this newly structured communications operation. the communications director would report to him. reports right now are that anthony scaramucci would be the new communication s director. scare a mood she was not about to work for spicer which is likely why he resigned. steve: i think you ve got it right. one point i would make, to