Scaramucci: Deleted Tweets Would Be 'Distraction'

Newly appointed White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci tweeted Saturday he was scrubbing old tweets that were critical of President Donald Trump so they wouldn't provide a "distraction," The Hill reported.

Full transparency: I'm deleting old tweets. Past views evolved & shouldn't be a distraction. I serve @POTUS agenda & that's all that matters

— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) July 22, 2017

Scaramucci began deleting tweets critical of the president on Friday which included one where he called the Trump campaign a "spectacle," The Hill reported Friday. And in postings in 2012 he called Trump "so smart with no judgement" and referred to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as "incredibly competent."

During a White House briefing on Friday shortly after being named to his new post, he explained Trump has frequently reminded him of his old Twitter postings.

"One of the biggest mistakes I made, because I was an inexperienced person in the world of politics. I was supporting another candidate. I should have never said that about him," Scaramucci said. "So, Mr. President, if you're listening, I personally apologize for the 50th time for saying that."

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