Despite once calling the current President a “hack politician” on Fox Business Network and donating to Barack Obama’s campaign in 2008, Anthony Scaramucci was named the White House Communications Director Friday, leading to the resignation of press secretary Sean Spicer. Scaramucci made his first public appearance Friday afternoon at the daily press briefing where he, among many other fascinating things, said he once saw the president throw a football through a tire and repeatedly stated how much he loves the President.
Scaramucci’s effusiveness for President Trump and the administration’s “mission” was undercut a bit later Friday when old tweets by the serial-follower surfaced and betrayed Scaramucci’s dark past as a reasonable person.
He thinks LGBT people have rights.
Republicans should support Gay marriage
— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) January 8, 2012
One more point: I support the Gay Rights Movement and I am an active proponent of equality. https://t.co/IkJ6UXS0J8
— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) November 23, 2016
He wanted Hillary Clinton to run in 2016 and thought she was competent.
https://twitter.com/Scaramucci/status/191895567436234752
Earlier this year, he praised “stand-up guy” Jeff Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia investigation.
AG Jeff Sessions is a stand-up guy. He's always said he would recuse himself from any case in which his impartiality could be questioned. pic.twitter.com/Pd7TM6e27R
— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) March 2, 2017
He appears to not be a fan of capital punishment (and racism), and is possibly critical of mass incarceration policies.
This is true. The death penalty is never fairly administered. I studied the issue in law school and it is bad law. https://t.co/iZf2xdwsCc
— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) April 3, 2016
Unlike his new boss, he has clearly stated his position on climate change.
https://twitter.com/Scaramucci/status/708131827341533186
After the Sandy Hook massacre, he was very vocal about gun control.
https://twitter.com/Scaramucci/status/232349114979975168
His perfectly reasonable stance about gun control following the deaths of 20 children and six adult caught the attention of NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch.
for reference: pic.twitter.com/ixIYnS6ncs
— Matt Pearce 🦅🇺🇸 (@mattdpearce) July 21, 2017
He loves misattributed inspirational quotes.
https://twitter.com/Scaramucci/status/213702657687293952
The most indefensible of Scaramucci’s tweets came in the form of a quote-RT praising the film adaptation of the HBO series Entourage.
Doug, the movie rocked. It will be judged over time as a classic. https://t.co/AptwVN1cNy
— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) June 10, 2015
It’ll be interesting to see if these tweets disappear in the coming weeks or remain sad totems of ditched principles and bad taste in movies.