Just 10 days after he was hired, Anthony Scaramucci was fired from his White House communications director post July 31, according to The New York Times.
Here are 10 things to know.
1. President Donald Trump appointed Mr. Scaramucci as White House communications director July 21, but was not set to begin his role until Aug. 15.
2. John F. Kelly, whose role as chief of staff went into effect July 31, exercised his authority by forcing Mr. Scaramucci out during his first day in the White House.
3. Mr. Scaramucci's communications plan, which he drafted before the firing, identified improving White House culture as his No. 1 priority.
"No more threats about leaking and internal game playing — anyone who takes actions that do not serve the President will be dismissed — period," the memo, posted on Medium by conservative writer Mike Cernovich Aug. 2, reads.
4. The firing came days after The New Yorker published portions of a profanity-ridden interview with Mr. Scaramucci July 27, during which he expressed opinions and accusations about then-Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and White House Chief Strategist Stephen K. Bannon.
5. In the interview, Mr. Scaramucci said he would track down White House officials who leaked information to the media. He added he would fire the whole communications team and "start over."
6. Mr. Scaramucci revealed he believed some White House officials — namely, Mr. Priebus — were plotting against him, according to The New Yorker. He claimed Mr. Priebus would soon be asked to resign and called him a "paranoid schizophrenic, a paranoiac."
7. Mr. Priebus subsequently stepped down from his post July 27, which he held for only 189 days, reports CNN. He was the shortest-serving chief of staff, behind Kenneth Duberstein who served 203 days with former President Ronald Reagan.
8. Mr. Scaramucci's hiring also inspired White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer — in strong disagreement with Mr. Scaramucci's appointment — to step down hours after the appointment, reports The New York Times. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has since taken over for Mr. Spicer.
9. All staff will now report to Mr. Kelly, the first former general to take the chief of staff post since former President Richard Nixon's administration. Mr. Kelly previously served as the secretary of homeland security, a position Elaine Duke has temporarily filled, The Hill reports.
10. The White House has not announced its next communications director.
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