Scaramucci Sees Trump ‘Blowing the Lead’ in Deadlocked Talks

Anthony Scaramucci, who had a brief but explosive stint as communications director under President Donald Trump, says the White House is “blowing the lead” it had built up over the last two years with the stalemate in negotiations over the U.S. government shutdown.

The hedge fund manager and political consultant, nicknamed ‘The Mooch,’ said he would tell Trump’s staff to “knock it off.” The president is currently understaffed and has been surrounded by “disloyal” people, said Scaramucci, who was fired after 10 days in the White House in July 2017 following what he called “a mistake.”