Spicer, remember, is not and never has been a "Trump guy." He was brought into the White House at the urging of Reince Priebus, the Republican National Committee chairman-turned-White House chief of staff. Prior to his time at the RNC, Spicer kicked around a number of party committees and campaigns. He was a creature of Washington, not a creature of Trump. Scaramucci is the opposite. He is a New York City guy who made his living as a hedge fund manager. He once worked at Goldman Sachs, like a number of Trump's closest advisers. He is a personal friend of both the President and his family. (CNN's Jeff Zeleny reported that Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, supported Scaramucci's hire.) He is also an experienced, bare-knuckled television presence. The move from Spicer to Scaramucci reflects a decision by Trump to surround himself almost entirely with people loyal first and foremost to him -- as opposed to the Republican Party or the Washington establi...
The United Arab Emirates has denied it was behind the alleged hacking of Qatar's state news agency in May. The Washington Post cited US intelligence officials as saying the UAE had orchestrated the posting of incendiary quotes attributed to Qatar's emir that he insisted were fabricated. The incident helped spark a diplomatic rift between Qatar and its neighbours. UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash told the BBC on Monday the Post's report was "untrue". He also reiterated that the UAE and five other Arab nations had not written to Fifa to demand that Qatar be stripped of the right to host the 2022 World Cup. Swiss news network The Local said a fake news story quoting Fifa president Gianni Infantino had been posted on a copycat website on Saturday. Qatar World Cup boycott is 'fake news' Qatar crisis: What you need to know The Washington Post's story cited unnamed US intelligence officials as saying newly-analysed information conf...
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