New York — Anthony Scaramucci has purged his Twitter account of previous criticisms of US President Donald Trump, saying he did not want to be a "distraction" for the White House in his new role as communications director. Among the missives that disappeared into the digital ether on Saturday were a post referring to Trump’s campaign as a "spectacle", another in 2012 imploring Democrat Hillary Clinton to run for president, and a tweet calling Trump ally Newt Gingrich, the former House of Representatives speaker, an "odd guy". "Full transparency: I’m deleting old tweets," Scaramucci posted to the social media network. "Past views evolved & shouldn’t be a distraction. I serve @POTUS [President of the US] agenda & that’s all that matters." Among the casualties was a post saying he found the number of people who still believed climate change was a hoax "disheartening", as well as a tweet arguing "walls don’t work" as immigration tools. Scaramucci also deleted a tweet voicing support for...
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