While not as entertaining as the creative pseudonym “Deep Throat,” former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci made a titillating comparison about New Yorker reporter Ryan Lizza.
…one that draws from the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
Lizza published an expletive-laden interview with Scaramucci, who initiated the call, which would result in the Trump aide’s resignation after just 10 days on the job — not only did Scaramuuci rip then-White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, but he made a vulgar remark about chief strategist Steve Bannon.
For what it’s worth, Lizza asserts that their conversation, which he recorded, was not off-the-record, according to The Washington Examiner.
Scaramucci took to social media Wednesday to say Lizza is “the Linda Tripp of 2017.”
Tripp being the Lewinsky confidante who recorded the telephone calls of the former White House intern describing her intimate relationship with President Bill Clinton.
“Ryan Lizza is the Linda Tripp of 2017,” Scarmucci posted. “People know. And he is up at night not being able to live with himself.”
.@RyanLizza is the Linda Tripp of 2017. People know. And he is up at night not being able to live with himself.
— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) August 10, 2017
When asked online if he was accusing Lizza of taping the call without his permission, Scaramucci, who would include the hashtag #lowlife, replied:
Yes. He absolutely taped the call without my permission. #lowlife https://t.co/fTDcBw4vcT
— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) August 10, 2017
His initial tweet made for some entertaining times online, proving that Scaramucci did not think his analogy all the way through.
But social media users were only too happy to assist:
And in this analogy, you know who that makes you, right? https://t.co/zRnThA6aa1
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 10, 2017
So does this mean you're admitting to doing naughty things with the president? https://t.co/HoPmtzt406
— Kathryn Brightbill ✒️ (@KEBrightbill) August 10, 2017
Thst means you are Monica and Trump is Clinton. Do you know what Monica did to Clinton?
— Donutgate? (@NewaHailu) August 10, 2017
Are you saying that you tried to give him a blowjob?
— Brook Lundy (@brooklundy1) August 10, 2017
Anthony…I’d re-evaluate this analogy if I were you. https://t.co/z69Xqtbqjz
— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) August 10, 2017
The defining feature of his brand ^
— Lonnie Lazar (@LonnieLazar) August 10, 2017
Very similar situations, except
1) He's not your friend
2) He is a reporter
3) Rather than manipulate you into talking, you called him up https://t.co/YzqOQO7qc6— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) August 10, 2017
Oh boy. You don't have the tenure or the leverage to push this, even to the Trump base. Cut your losses, dude. https://t.co/9QZAPSqXST
— Elizabeth Spiers (@espiers) August 10, 2017
He's only up at night because so many people want to hear the story of how you called him out of nowhere and committed political suicide. https://t.co/UqBqe4qFa7
— Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) August 10, 2017
No, you are the one who didn’t know enough to ask for it to be off the record or on background. You. called. a. reporter.
— Pandora’s Box (@mwskb) August 10, 2017
— P.J. Weber ? (@PJ_Weber) August 10, 2017
Watters hits Dan Rather where it hurts for praising WH leaks: If anyone should know about fake news…
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