Anthony Scaramucci, President Donald Trumpâs newly-appointed communications director, has attempted to downplay previous fall-outs with his new boss - by deleting tweets that might be seen as critical of the US President.
The Wall Street millionaire had previously called Trump a âhack politicianâ, but made clear on Friday that the President brings it up âevery 15 secondsâ as he apologised once again for the remark and the pair appeared to let bygones be bygones.
Scaramucci continued to put distance between himself and his old views by announcing on Saturday he was deleting old tweets critical of Trump, or at odds with his policies, in the name of âtransparencyâ.
Many on Twitter pounced on the comment and said truly being transparent would mean detailing how his views changed.
The process appeared to begin before he revealed his transparency drive.
Some tweets have been deleted, while some contentious ones havenât. Hereâs a brief run through whatâs still up and what isnât.
Deleted: âOdd guy.â
Scaramucci tweeted a National Journal article about Trump endorsing Newt Gingrich in the 2012 Presidential race: âOdd guy. So smart with no judgment.â
Deleted: âWalls donât work.â
In 2015, he tweeted that âwalls donât workâ, an allusion to Trumpâs plan to build a wall between the United States and Mexico.
Deleted: âEnough is enoughâ on gun laws.
âWe (the USA) has 5% of the worldâs population but 50% of the worldâs guns,â he wrote in the deleted tweet. âEnough is enough. It is just common sense it apply more controls.â
Live: On blaming all Muslims for terror
Scaramucci tweeted a quote from a David Cameron interview where he criticised Trump for âmaking a fundamental mistake of trying to blame all of Islam and all Muslims for what is the ideology and the actions of a minorityâ.
âIt is a fight within Islam, overwhelming majority see Islam as a religion of peace, want to live in multiracial/ethnic/faith democracies,â Scaramucci tweeted.
Live: Pro-gay marriage.
Not likely to sit well with all Republicans.
Deleted: On people who say climate chanhe is a âhoaxâ.
Trump has said climate change is a Chinese plot to make the US less competitive and a money-making âhoaxâ. In June, Trump announced he was pulling the US out of the Paris climate accord. This is what Scaramucci tweeted:
Deleted: Hillary Clinton is âincredibly incompetentâ.
In 2012, he tweeted he hoped Hillary Clinton - later Trumpâs nemesis - became the next President, saying: âI hope she runs, she is incredibly competent.â
Live: âDance like no-one is watching ...â
Not about Trump, but inspiring. Oh, and a misattribution to Mark Twain.