WHOA. NBC News reports:
President Donald Trump’s press secretary Sean Spicer has resigned after opposing Trump’s appointment of Anthony Scaramucci as communications director, NBC has confirmed with two people familiar with the matter.
A source close to the White House told NBC that Scaramucci met with Trump and it went well. When NBC asked whether Trump would change is mind, the source said the president’s mind is made up. But Trump chief of staff Reince Priebus and top adviser Steve Bannon had resisted the appointment, NBC News reported Friday. It said the two were kept out of the loop on the decision.
BREAKING: AP sources: White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has resigned over hiring of new communications aide.
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 21, 2017
don't think I've ever seen anyone so thoroughly debase themselves as Sean Spicer did to get a bad job he sucked at
— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) July 21, 2017
The good news for Sean Spicer is that OJ is gonna be needing a spokesperson in about 3 months
— Matt Oswalt (@MattOswaltVA) July 21, 2017
.@MajorCBS: "I would just suggest Sean Spicer resigning may have an influence on the durability of Reince Priebus as chief of staff." pic.twitter.com/dz29Vlu5zS
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 21, 2017
Resist the temptation to feel bad for Sean Spicer.
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) July 21, 2017
Sean Spicer has resigned as White House Press Secretary, having lasted six months longer than predicted.
— Comedy Central (@ComedyCentral) July 21, 2017
Spicer's resignation happened minutes after Trump hired Anthony Scaramucci as White House communications director https://t.co/dZ53GohqqA
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) July 21, 2017