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Sean Spicer RESIGNS — Mad About New Communications Director

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Alex Pfeiffer White House Correspondent
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Sean Spicer stepped down from his role as White House press secretary Friday.

“It’s been an honor & a privilege to serve [President Donald Trump] & this amazing country. I will continue my service through August,” Spicer said in a tweet.

Spicer’s resignation comes as New York financier Anthony Scaramucci was appointed as communications director. The New York Times’ Glenn Thrush, who broke the news of the resignation, said that it was due to Spicer’s displeasure with the hire of Scaramucci.

FILE PHOTO: White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer speaks during an interview with Reuters at the White House in Washington, U.S., on April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer speaks during an interview with Reuters at the White House in Washington, U.S., on April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

A White House insider told The Daily Caller that Priebus and Scaramucci have a tense relationship. Spicer is close to Priebus since his days working at the Republican National Committee.

In recent weeks, Spicer has had less of a public role and delegated the responsibility of conducting press briefings to his deputy Sarah Huckabee Sanders. He has effectively been working as the communications director, which manages the White House’s message, ever since Mike Dubke resigned in May.