White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer resigned on Friday morning, according to multiple media reports citing unnamed white House officals.
According to the New York Times, which first broke the news, Spicer told President Trump he vehemently disagreed with the appointment of New York financier and former Fox Business host Anthony Scaramucci as communications director.
Spicer, who has been filling the majority of the communications director responsibilities since Mike Dubke resigned in May, was asked to stay on by the president after making the offer to Scaramucci around 10 a.m. Friday, The Times reported.
“Spicer told Mr. Trump that he believed the appointment was a major mistake,” the Times wrote, citing a “person with direct knowledge of the exchange.”