Anthony Scaramucci seizes the podium at the White House and names Sarah Huckabee Sanders press secretary after Spicer abruptly resigns and sneaks out a side door Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4718658/Sean-Spicer-resigns-White-House-Press-Secretary.html#ixzz4nXsVY76i Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

Anthony Scaramucci attends the daily White House press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House July 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer resigned after it was announced that Trump hired Scaramucci, a Wall Street financier and longtime supporter, to the position of White House communications director
  • White House press secretary Sean Spicer resigned his post after more than six months on the job 
  • His move came just as Trump hired New York financier Anthony Scaramucci to be the new communications director
  • Scaramucci addressed reporters and named Sarah Huckabee Sanders the new press secretary 
  • He took questions from reporters on-camera – the first on-air briefing all week 
  • He denied a rift with former RNC boss Reince Priebus
  • Priebus was out of the loop for decision
  • Spicer tendered his resignation to the president Friday morning
  • He became a national phenomenon after his contentious live briefings and after getting mocked on Saturday Night Live
  • Kept out of latest NY Times interview where Trump lashed out at investigators 
  • Move came on a day of shakeup in Trump's legal team 
  • Tenure dominated by controversy over Trump tweets, Russia  
  • Rocky tenure included crowd size claim, 'Holocaust centers' flub and 'Russian salad dressing' quip
  • Wanted to give Trump 'clean slate' 


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