Feuding, tweeting, shaming: job hazards under Trump
A look at some members of Trump’s cabinet and inner circle and the latest drama surrounding his administration
Open feuding, unbridled presidential tweets and public shaming are creating the impression of a White House in disarray. Here is a look at some members of US President Donald Trump’s cabinet and inner circle and the latest drama surrounding his administration: Anthony Scaramucci, 53, launched a searing attack on two of his senior White House colleagues — chief of staff Reince Priebus and chief strategist Steve Bannon — just days after being named Trump’s communications director. The brash Wall Street financier, in an interview with a New Yorker reporter, described Priebus as a "paranoid schizophrenic" and said Bannon was in the White House just to "build (his) own brand." Scaramucci, nicknamed "the Mooch," predicted Priebus would resign soon and also threatened to fire the entire White House communications staff in a bid to eliminate damaging leaks to the press. Neither Priebus nor Bannon had any comment on Scaramucci’s remarks. Priebus, 45, is the former chairman of the Republican ...
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