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White House: Scaramucci left to give Kelly clean slate

According to The New York Times on Monday, Donald Trump has removed Anthony Scaramucci from his job as White House communications director. Scaramucci's removal from the position, which he took less than two weeks ago, came hours after Trump swore in new White House chief of staff on Monday, retired US General John Kelly. According to insiders, the decision to remove Scaramucci, who had previously boasted about reporting directly to the president and not the chief of staff, came at Kelly's request. As of now, it is not known if the New York Financier will remain employed at the White House in another role or leave altogether.
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Anthony Scaramucci is removed from his role as White House communications director after just 10 days on the job.

In a news release Monday afternoon, the White House said he is leaving the role to give newly appointed Chief of Staff John Kelly a clean slate "and the ability to build his own team."

It's the latest high-profile departure from the Trump White House. Chief of Staff Reince Priebus resigned at the end of last week, replaced by John Kelly, whose first day is Monday.

A White House official said Kelly wanted Scaramucci removed from his new role as the communications director because he did not think he was disciplined and had burned his credibility.

Scaramucci, a colorful and controversial figure, was brought on during the latest in a long list of White House shake ups that have rocked the presidency with a sense of chaos.

Scaramucci is the third White House communications director to leave the post that had been vacant since late May, when Mike Dubke left after about three months on the job. Sean Spicer, the former White House press secretary, also assumed some of the communications director role before he resigned when Scaramucci was hired July 21.

Scaramucci's departure comes days after he unleashed a vulgar tirade against two top White House officials in a conversation with a reporter.