Who is Anthony Scaramucci? Former White House Director issues a warning to Elon Musk on live TV

Anthony Scaramucci, the former White House communications director recently appeared for an interview on CNN’s The Situation Room and issued a warning to Elon Musk. While speaking to journalist Wolf Blitzer, Anthony Scaramucci suggested Musk to:

“Stick to business. You‘ve done great. You‘ve made a couple hundred billion dollars since the election. Lay off the gas on politics a little bit because these people, these people could hurt you. And it‘s no, no need for you to get hurt. You‘re doing so well in your life.”

Anthony then went on and spoke about how he played a huge role in the 2024 elections and continued:

“Listen, he’s got a very powerful role. He‘s got a $44 billion megaphone. He‘s got over 200 plus million followers and, Wolf, he was instrumental in that election. The stuff that Elon Musk did in Pennsylvania alone, I think helped the president win that election. So he has a very big voice."

Anthony Scaramucci warned Elon Musk about the challenges of navigating Washington, emphasizing the differences in incentives between politics and business. He noted that:

"Washington has a great immunological system, and I think they‘ll find a way to rebut him.”

As per Chart Well Speakers, Anthony Scaramucci is an investor, lawyer and author. He was appointed as the White House Director of Communication under Donald Trump in 2017. However, Anthony worked for Trump for only 10 days in July 2017, before he was allegedly fired. As per the website, he is also a founder of an investment company, called SkyBridge Capital.

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Anthony Scaramucci has also worked at Goldman Sachs: More details explored

Born in 1964, Anthony Scaramucci graduated from Tufts University, completing Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in History. He then pursued Doctor of Law (JD) from Harvard Law School.

According to his LinkedIn profile, he is also known for working at Goldman Sachs before he founded his own investment firm, SkyBridge Capital. He also assumed the position of chairman at SkyBridge Alternatives Conference, or SALT Conference.

Furthermore, he launched Oscar Capital Management in 1996, which was later sold to Neuberger Berman in 2001.

As per Waynesville Daily Guide, Scaramucci received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2011, and was later ranked at number 85, in the Worth Magazine’s “Power 100”: The 100 Most Powerful People in Global Finance.” Moreover, in 2012, he also served as the finance co-chair for Mitt Romney’s 2012 Presidential Campaign.

Furthermore, as per Bloomberg, Scaramucci has been a supporter of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. He also voiced his support for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the recent elections conducted in November 2024.

The businessman and lawyer is also an author, as he has written 4 books. Two of his notable books published in 2010 include Goodbye Gordon Gekko: How You Find Your Fortune Without Losing Your Soul, and The Little Book of Hedge Funds: What You Need to Know about Hedge Funds But the Managers Won’t Tell You. He also wrote Hopping Over The Rabbit Hole about entrepreneurship in 2016.

His most recent book was, Trump, the Blue-Collar President, which was released in 2018, and created headlines as soon as it was launched. While social media users continue to discuss what Anthony Scaramucci said to Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO has not yet addressed the statement of the lawyer and investor.

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On the personal front, Anthony has been married twice. According to Page Six, his wife was Lisa Miranda (1988-2014) and after divorce, he tied the knot with Deidre Ball on July 11, 2014. Ball reportedly filed for divorce in July 2017.