Scaramucci: Trump Is a ‘Germaphobe’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT RUHLE Who ░░░░░░░░ you think the president ░░░░░░░░ right now Because as ░░░░░░░░ go through the book ░░░░░░░░ when I ve even ░░░░░░░░ to people who have ░░░░░░░░ him for years and ░░░░░░░░ s not unlike a ░░░░░░░░ of businessmen He s ░░░░░░░░ paranoid person to begin ░░░░░░░░ So you re paranoid ░░░░░░░░ begin with You read ░░░░░░░░ book like this You ░░░░░░░░ over 200 interviews SCARAMUCCI ░░░░░░░░ a second Andy Grove ░░░░░░░░ a best seller in ░░░░░░░░ late 1990s called Only ░░░░░░░░ paranoid survive If you ░░░░░░░░ an American business leader ░░░░░░░░ RUHLE I m not ░░░░░░░░ him for being paranoid ░░░░░░░░ Well when you say ░░░░░░░░ it s like a ░░░░░░░░ RUHLE No SCARAMUCCI He ░░░░░░░░ not paranoid in that ░░░░░░░░ He is a protective ░░░░░░░░ He knows he has ░░░░░░░░ big brands He was ░░░░░░░░ worldwide celebrity before he ░░░░░░░░ president And you know ░░░░░░░░ got to got to ░░░░░░░░ a little bit of ░░░░░░░░ membrane around yourself and ░░░░░░░░ family RUHLE For sure ░░░░░░░░ if you don t ░░░░░░░░ people to go anywhere ░░░░░░░░ your toothbrush or your ░░░░░░░░ or you don t ░░░░░░░░ to change your sheets ░░░░░░░░ How do we know ░░░░░░░░ that s true How ░░░░░░░░ we know that s ░░░░░░░░ RUHLE OK You know ░░░░░░░░ Then let s give ░░░░░░░░ let s say maybe ░░░░░░░░ s not SCARAMUCCI Here ░░░░░░░░ what I will say ░░░░░░░░ is a germaphobe RUHLE ░░░░░░░░ even if I wasn ░░░░░░░░ paranoid if I read ░░░░░░░░ book like this if ░░░░░░░░ was the president of ░░░░░░░░ United States and read ░░░░░░░░ book like this and ░░░░░░░░ if only 7 was ░░░░░░░░ I would be locked ░░░░░░░░ so concerned so worried ░░░░░░░░ knowing who to trust ░░░░░░░░ Okay well he s ░░░░░░░░ not that person Listen ░░░░░░░░ think there s a ░░░░░░░░ of people around him ░░░░░░░░ he trusts RUHLE Like ░░░░░░░░ SCARAMUCCI I m not ░░░░░░░░ to start naming names ░░░░░░░░ you name names you ░░░░░░░░ people out He says ░░░░░░░░ he trusts ABC but ░░░░░░░░ left zyx I m ░░░░░░░░ going to start naming ░░░░░░░░ I think he trusts ░░░░░░░░ staff By and large ░░░░░░░░ guys don t like ░░░░░░░░ but I think he ░░░░░░░░ done a very very ░░░░░░░░ job Look at the ░░░░░░░░ board of America since ░░░░░░░░ became president Wages economic ░░░░░░░░ Look at what s ░░░░░░░░ on around the world ░░░░░░░░ it relates to a ░░░░░░░░ of violence Look at ░░░░░░░░ opportunity that s being ░░░░░░░░ in Iran right now ░░░░░░░░ at the situation in ░░░░░░░░ All of these things ░░░░░░░░ super super positive He ░░░░░░░░ also rolled back regulation ░░░░░░░░ a way that gives ░░░░░░░░ breathing room to businesses ░░░░░░░░ start hiring more people ░░░░░░░░ we can talk about ░░░░░░░░ rough very energetic sometimes ░░░░░░░░ people myself included RUHLE ░░░░░░░░ too SCARAMUCCI That have ░░░░░░░░ in the white House ░░░░░░░░ Not me SCARAMUCCI We ░░░░░░░░ say there s been ░░░░░░░░ scrum inside the White ░░░░░░░░ Let s look at ░░░░░░░░ results By and large ░░░░░░░░ we get to the ░░░░░░░░ election I know the ░░░░░░░░ are quote unquote savoring ░░░░░░░░ but I think they ░░░░░░░░ going to get routed ░░░░░░░░ the 2018 election The ░░░░░░░░ will be growing The ░░░░░░░░ is probably going to ░░░░░░░░ something done on DACA ░░░░░░░░ possibly something done on ░░░░░░░░ care People will look ░░░░░░░░ him and say I ░░░░░░░░ the strategy So that ░░░░░░░░ the reason why I ░░░░░░░░ say to somebody like ░░░░░░░░ Bannon knock it off ░░░░░░░░ president has to work ░░░░░░░░ senator Mcconnell He has ░░░░░░░░ work with the speaker ░░░░░░░░ the house Ryan We ░░░░░░░░ to get along as ░░░░░░░░ group And whatever our ░░░░░░░░ are in our personalities ░░░░░░░░ you like me or ░░░░░░░░ dislike me I m ░░░░░░░░ on the president s ░░░░░░░░ so let s knock ░░░░░░░░ off let s work ░░░░░░░░ RUHLE Well what happened ░░░░░░░░ The 78 Yankees did ░░░░░░░░ They were killing each ░░░░░░░░ in the locker room ░░░░░░░░ they won a ton ░░░░░░░░ games and won the ░░░░░░░░ series RUHLE What if ░░░░░░░░ has tapes of all ░░░░░░░░ of people in the ░░░░░░░░ House What happens if ░░░░░░░░ ve got dozens of ░░░░░░░░ of tapes of people ░░░░░░░░ the White House SCARAMUCCI ░░░░░░░░ there will be more ░░░░░░░░ that will have to ░░░░░░░░ the White House as ░░░░░░░░ result of the tapes ░░░░░░░░ s what I would ░░░░░░░░ People say things Sometimes ░░░░░░░░ say things that are ░░░░░░░░ or erroneous Sometimes they ░░░░░░░░ things that they wish ░░░░░░░░ didn t say So ░░░░░░░░ I would recommend whatever ░░░░░░░░ tapes are why don ░░░░░░░░ we give everybody a ░░░░░░░░ okay give everybody amnesty ░░░░░░░░ whatever the nonsense is ░░░░░░░░ let s set a ░░░░░░░░ restatement of the principles ░░░░░░░░ what the team should ░░░░░░░░ about and let s ░░░░░░░░ back to work.”