Anthony Scaramucci tries to make himself a thing again, but Monica Lewinsky shuts him down
Less than two weeks after he was fired from Donald Trump’s White House, Anthony Scaramucci is already looking to make a comeback – but he’s taking a rather controversial approach. Just as his upcoming interview with Stephen Colbert was being announced, Scaramucci began attacking the reporter who published his profane conversation – and compared the reporter to Linda Tripp of all people. That led Monica Lewinsky of all people to chime in and shut him down.
Scaramucci tweeted that “Ryan Lizza [of the New Yorker] is the Linda Tripp of 2017. People know. And he is up at night not being able to live with himself” (link):
.@RyanLizza is the Linda Tripp of 2017. People know. And he is up at night not being able to live with himself.
— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) August 10, 2017
When asked if he was accusing Lizza of taping their phone call without his permission, Scaramucci replied “Yes. He absolutely taped the call without my permission,” tacking on the hashtag “lowlife.” Even as others chimed in to debate how state law applied to the particular recorded phone call in question, Monica Lewinsky stepped in to shut him down with the only response possible (link):
— Monica Lewinsky (she/her) (@MonicaLewinsky) August 10, 2017
But things still weren’t finished playing out. After Stephen Colbert made his announcement, Ryan Lizza chimed in, simply saying “Oh boy”:
Oh boy https://t.co/PYXzEH3zKB
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) August 9, 2017
Oh, and Anthony Scaramucci made this announcement (link):
I am bringing @StephenAtHome a professionally monogrammed front stabbing knife from the @huntandfishnyc also suitable for cutting steak!😎
— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) August 10, 2017
That’s right, Scaramucci is planning to bring a knife to his interview with Colbert.
