Scaramucci deftly deletes all tweets that criticise Trump and the White House
Washington — Anthony Scaramucci has purged his Twitter account of previous criticisms of President Donald Trump, saying he didn’t want to be a "distraction" for the White House in his new role as communications director with messages that reflect prior political views. 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 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 agenda & that’s all that matters." "My politics and my political ideas do not matter at all," Scaramucci said on Fox News Sunday, one of three appearances on the day’s Sunday political talk shows. "What matters is that I am supporting — subordinating all of that to the president’...
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