A brief look at “Anthony Scaramucci mocks UK’s humiliated PM Liz Truss on her resignation” Well, that’s one way to put it.
As the world reels from U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss‘ resignation, some political figures across the pond have begun to poke fun at the politician’s short tenure.
One person who weighed in early Thursday morning was former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci, 58.
‘The Mooch’ famously lasted just 11 days inside the White House during former President Donald Trump‘s administration.
Anthony Scaramucci mocks UK’s humiliated PM Liz Truss on her resignation
On Twitter, Scaramucci joked about Truss’ abrupt exit while also making fun of his own short tenure.
Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci weighed in on Liz Truss’ resignation Thursday morning with a hilarious tweet
Scaramucci, no stranger to a short stint in office, famously lasted just 11 days as communications director under former President Donald Trump
Liz Truss announced her own resignation Thursday morning outside of 10 Downing Street
‘Liz Truss lasted 4.1 Scaramuccis,’ the former White House official said in a tweet.
Scaramucci’s message, sent just before 9am, picked up steam, and received applause from thousands.
One political blogger, a staunch Democrat, with more than 650,000 followers laughed at Scaramucci’s tweet saying ‘Ok. You earned this’ with laughing emojis attached.
Don Moynihan, a professor at Georgetown University according to his Twitter bio, also weighed in on Scaramuccci’s tweet.
The professor within the McCourt School of public affairs urged anyone thinking about hopping the pond for a trip to do it now.
‘If you are interested in visiting the UK, just an incredible exchange rate right now,’ Moynihan said.
Within hours, Scaramucci’s tweet had amassed more than 60,000 likes and nearly 10,000 retweets.
One mathematically minded Twitter user then tried to correct the former White House employee, telling him that it’s actually 4.09.
Scaramucci responded playfully: ‘we round up. 4.1.’
His jokes didn’t end there, however.
‘The Mooch’ interacted with a tweet referencing the livestream of a head of lettuce started by The Daily Star earlier year.
The livestream, aptly titled ‘Will Liz Truss outlast this head of lettuce’ gained internet fame for its hilarious commentary on Truss’ expected short time inside 10 Downing.
Scaramucci quoted the tweet of one person who shared a photo of the head of lettuce with the caption ‘the lettuce is going to win, isn’t it?’
‘But she outlasted the milk in the refrigerator. I wasn’t able to do that! Kudos,’ the former White House communications director said.
Scaramucci joked that ‘we round up’ when someone corrected his math on how long Truss lasted as BP when compared to his own time in the White House
‘The Mooch’ commended Liz Truss for outlasting a carton of milk, a feat he did not accomplish while serving as communications director during the Trump Administration
To provide further clarity, Scaramucci gave a clear equation for future comparison of short tenures
He then gave a simplified comparison that can be used to measure future politicians who resign after just a short period.
‘1 Scaramucci = carton of milk,’ he tweeted. ‘Truss = head of lettuce.’
All in all, ‘The Mooch’ gave Truss his seal of approval to the politician, calling her actions admirable.
‘I admire her for being in the arena and for doing what is right by stepping down at this time,’ Scaramucci wrote.
The former White House communications director ended his series of joking tweets by commending Truss for stepping aside and ‘being in the arena’
‘The Mooch’ was one of six people to hold the job during former President Donald Trump’s one-term in the White House.
Three of Trump’s communication directors lasted less than 100 days in the role, with Spicer clocking in 45 and 49 days during his two stints in the role, Mike Dubke at 88 days, and Scaramucci at 11.
The 58-year-old resigned from his position after an interview came out in The New Yorker detailing his anger over leakers and his dislike of Reince Priebus, the former White House chief of staff.
Scaramucci believed he was off the record during the interview where he railed against certain aspects of the job and other White House officials.
Scaramucci famously resigned after just 10 days in July 2017 following a bombshell piece in The New Yorker where he complained about life inside the White House
Since his resignation, the man has gone back to SkyBridge, his capital investing firm, and joined CNBC as a contributor
Prior to taking the job, Scaramucci worked at Goldman Sachs before he started SkyBridge Capital, his own company that he later sold to take a position within the Trump Administration.
Since his resignation in July 2017, ‘The Mooch’ returned to SkyBridge in a senior leadership role.
The man also took on a contributor role with CNBC in 2021.
Scaramucci has made repeated appearances on the network since taking the job, offering insight on the financial world and investing.
Truss dramatically admitted defeat and announced she is quitting as PM today with Westminster gearing up for Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to do ‘battle for the soul’ of the party.
Truss is now the shortest-serving PM in Britain’s history. The next shortest-serving prime minister is more than two months away from her stint’s length
The PM took to a lectern outside the famous black door to confirm her departure, sealing her fate as the shortest-serving premier in modern political history.
Revealing she had informed the King of her decision, she said: ‘I cannot deliver on the mandate…. I will remain as PM until a successor has been chosen.’
Less than 24 hours before tendering her resignation, Truss called herself a ‘fighter not a quitter.
She goes down in history as the shortest-serving PM in Britain’s history.
Others have also had short tenures like Truss, but none under 100 days.
George Canning was prime minister for just 121 days before he died in August 1827
Canning’s successor, Frederick John Robinson, Viscount Goderic, also made it less than 200 days before he was replaced in 1828
George Canning, a Tory, served as prime minister for just 121 days in 1827 before his death.
Frederick John Robinson, Viscount Goderich, also served less than 200 days after Canning’s August 1827 resignation.
He lasted 144 days before he was replaced in January of 1828.
