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White House aide quits before Scaramucci can fire him
NY POST ^ | Natalie O'Neill

Posted on 07/25/2017 2:27:28 PM PDT by COUNTrecount

White House press aide Michael Short resigned Tuesday after the president’s new communications director revealed plans to fire him, according to a report.

“I have resigned, effective immediately,” Short told the political blog The Hill via text message Tuesday. “It was a privilege to serve the President of the United States.”

Earlier in the day, White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci told the Politico website that he planned to fire Short over alleged leaks.

Since Scaramucci didn’t tell him, Short initially denied the story.

“No one has told me anything, and the entire premise is false,” he told CNN.

In a strange twist, Scaramucci blamed “another leak” for early news of the firing — even though he was the person who let it slip.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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To: sheehan

“reince is next”

Wouldn’t surprise me.


21 posted on 07/25/2017 2:44:25 PM PDT by be-baw (still seeking...)
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To: Kay

Everybody wants to be some Woodward and Bernstein’s Deep Throat...................


22 posted on 07/25/2017 2:45:49 PM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: COUNTrecount

23 posted on 07/25/2017 2:47:32 PM PDT by Vic S
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If there are anymore LEAKS, Scaramucci should POLYGRAPH EVERYONE including Reince!!

No more LEAKS!!!!!!!

24 posted on 07/25/2017 2:48:40 PM PDT by KavMan
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To: Red Badger
Now.

Commence Level IV Decon.

All hands prepare for salt water washdown.


25 posted on 07/25/2017 2:48:54 PM PDT by Delta 21
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To: RummyChick

Dunno about that, but Mooch has made sure the little rats employment history is no different than if he’d been fired. The who!e world knows.


26 posted on 07/25/2017 2:50:47 PM PDT by bigbob (People say believe half of what you see son and none of what you hear - M. Gaye)
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To: sheehan

I was wondering about Reince but didn’t he say he and Reince were childhood friends?


27 posted on 07/25/2017 2:54:30 PM PDT by hsmomx3
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To: KavMan

You all know that it is very difficult for a Greek to keep from saying something. Ha, ha!!


28 posted on 07/25/2017 2:55:33 PM PDT by hsmomx3
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To: School of Rational Thought

“He told “CNN”.”

IMHO that is a big red flag.


29 posted on 07/25/2017 3:09:19 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: Red Badger
Everybody wants to be some Woodward and Bernstein’s Deep Throat...................
Since Watergate, the closest thing in the White House to a deep throat was Monica Lewinsky.
30 posted on 07/25/2017 3:11:02 PM PDT by Bratch ("The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke)
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To: Delta 21

What’s par for the course on a thing like that? You could build a nice golf course on that flight deck, have an indoor driving range.. Not sure if the salt water can stay tho, real grass and bunkers would be slicker. The USS Trump CVN-77 Setting Sail Soon.


31 posted on 07/25/2017 3:28:45 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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To: KavMan

“Scaramucci should POLYGRAPH EVERYONE”

The fact that everyone isn’t polygraphed routinely amazing. My husband was polygraphed every couple of years in conjunction with his security clearance. These people deal with confidential issues every day; they should be polygraphed.


32 posted on 07/25/2017 3:35:34 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam ("Negative people make healthy people sick." - Roger Ailes)
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To: COUNTrecount

Really. Because the story earlier today was that The Mooch fired him

Sounds like Short is trying to cover for his being fired


33 posted on 07/25/2017 3:45:20 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: COUNTrecount

The problem with prosecuting these leakers is that once they get into court there is no telling (not a pun) what other national damaging secrets they are willing to reveal there.

Perhaps there is something to be said for the Clinton/Mafia method.


34 posted on 07/25/2017 3:46:50 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: COUNTrecount

Psst! Jeff Sessions? Here is how to take the hint!

Boss says you failed.
Boss says you are not with the team.
Boss hints you may be fired.

YOU QUIT.

RESIGN JEFF SESSIONS! RESIGN!

Jeff, you are working for the opponent’s team. Resign.


35 posted on 07/25/2017 4:11:38 PM PDT by TheNext (RETROACTIVE REFUND & REPEAL of ACA.)
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To: COUNTrecount

Drain the swamp!


36 posted on 07/25/2017 4:32:43 PM PDT by jumpingcholla34
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To: Delta 21

If real, that is an amazing photo. I had no idea they had sprinklers covering the entire topside.


37 posted on 07/26/2017 9:05:44 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Trump's election does not release you from your prepping responsibilites!)
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