TRUMP PEOPLE/SEAN SPICER: “Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, resigned on Friday [7-21-17] morning, telling President Trump he vehemently disagreed with the appointment of New York financier Anthony Scaramucci as communications director.
Mr. Trump offered Mr. Scaramucci the job at 10 a.m. The president requested that Mr. Spicer stay on, but Mr. Spicer told Mr. Trump that he believed the appointment was a major mistake, according to person with direct knowledge of the exchange.”
-Glenn Thrush, “Sean Spicer Resigns as White House Press Secretary,” The New York Times online, July 21, 2017 08:57am