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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTony the Mooch risking carpal tunnel syndrome from repeatedly hammering delete key on Twitter
New Trump comm head Scaramucci admits hes deleting tweets critical of president in the name of transparency
Switching from alternative facts to alternative history, new White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci admitted on Saturday that he is deleting personal tweets that are critical of President Trump and some of his policies
According to Scaramucci, he is doing so for transparency and because his views have suddenly evolved after landing the White House gig.
Writing on Twitter, Scaramucci stated, Full transparency: Im deleting old tweets. Past views evolved & shouldnt be a distraction. I serve @POTUS agenda & thats all that matters.
Along with tweets advocating for tougher gun control, Scaramucci also took some shots at Trump over the years (see below) and climate change deniers:
Switching from alternative facts to alternative history, new White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci admitted on Saturday that he is deleting personal tweets that are critical of President Trump and some of his policies
According to Scaramucci, he is doing so for transparency and because his views have suddenly evolved after landing the White House gig.
Writing on Twitter, Scaramucci stated, Full transparency: Im deleting old tweets. Past views evolved & shouldnt be a distraction. I serve @POTUS agenda & thats all that matters.
Along with tweets advocating for tougher gun control, Scaramucci also took some shots at Trump over the years (see below) and climate change deniers:
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Tony the Mooch risking carpal tunnel syndrome from repeatedly hammering delete key on Twitter (Original Post)
Miles Archer
Jul 2017
OP
Trump's supporters have no idea that they are the only ones who are being lied to
Snake Plissken
Jul 2017
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Snake Plissken
(4,103 posts)1. Trump's supporters have no idea that they are the only ones who are being lied to
Everyone else is in on the joke right along with Trump's entire administration
Alice11111
(5,730 posts)2. Yeah, they are like rabid kindergarteners.
Naive, but mad and riled up.
Eugene
(61,965 posts)3. Deleting history in the name of transparency?
Emulating the Ministry of Truth complete with an Orwellian perversion of language.
Fasten your seat belts, this is going to be scary ride.
oxbow
(2,034 posts)4. Scaramucci:"we have always been at war with Eastasia."
After this goon and Jr.'s "transparency" charades, Look for them to change the official language of the US from English to Newspeak.
Nevernose
(13,081 posts)5. Past views do evolve
Perhaps, as communications director, he could communicate how and why his opinions changed. E.g., why is climate change suddenly not real?
Republicans won't ask those questions, though. They'll just keep voting for whomever Minitrue tells them to.
displacedtexan
(15,696 posts)6. I live 6 blocks from the Internet Archive.
Nothing is ever truly deleted anymore.