Sean Spicer Resigns as White House Press Secretary<br />Mr. Scaramucci described his relationship with Mr. Priebus as a brotherly one where they “rough each other up.” He called Mr. Priebus a “good friend.”<br />Mr. Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has grown critical of both Mr. Spicer<br />and Mr. Priebus, whom he regards as party establishment figures who operate out of self-interest.<br />But Mr. Spicer told Mr. Trump that he believed the appointment of Mr. Scaramucci was a major mistake<br />and said he was resigning, according to a person with direct knowledge of the exchange.<br />WASHINGTON — Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, resigned on Friday after denouncing chaos in the West Wing<br />and telling President Trump he vehemently disagreed with the appointment of the New York financier Anthony Scaramucci as communications director.<br />After offering Mr. Scaramucci the communications job Friday morning, Mr. Trump asked Mr. Spicer to stay on as press secretary.<br />The resignation is a serious blow to the embattled White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus, the former Republican Party chairman<br />who brought Mr. Spicer into the West Wing despite skepticism from Mr. Trump, who initially questioned his loyalty.<br />Mr. Scaramucci was to meet with Mr. Priebus on Friday, according to a West Wing official —<br />and applause could be heard in the second-floor communications hallway when Mr. Scaramucci was introduced.<br />During the transition, Mr. Trump had planned to appoint Mr. Scaramucci, a 52-year-old Harvard Law graduate from Long Island, as director of his office of public liaison,<br />but the offer was pulled at the request of Mr. Priebus over concerns about Mr. Scaramucci’s overseas investments.
