Anthony Scaramucci has likened his former boss Donald Trump to the volatile billionaire character Logan Roy from HBO’s Succession and claimed they were both “family guys.”
Mr Scaramuci, who was the former president’s White House press secretary for just10 days, told MSNBC that he could see similarities with the fictional businessman.
He said he was basing his position on Mr Trump’s relationship with his family, whom he praised publically following his arrest in New York earlier this week.
“This is a family guy, whether you like Mr Trump or not. He’s sort of the Logan Roy of American politics. He has this love-hate relationship with his family,” Mr Scaramucci told host Stephanie Ruhle.
She pushed back on the claim, insisting that Logan Roy was “not a family man.”
“Oh, no, no, I — you gotta watch the show very carefully,” Mr Scaramucci insisted. “He actually loves those kids. It’s just this whole narcissistic web that he’s put those kids into.”
The fictional head of media company WaystarRoyco has a fractious relationship with his children, playing them off against each other as they fight to become his successor.
Ms Ruhle and Mr Scaramucci continued their Succession debate on Twitter, with Ms Ruhle highlighting a quote from the character of Connor Roy in the latest episode.
“’The good thing abt having a family that doesn’t love you, you learn to live without it’ Per the last episode…Connor Roy would disagree,” she tweeted.
Mr Scaramucci hit back with a quote from Logan Roy actor Brian Cox, who said, “Oh, yeah, I think they get to him a lot. Does Logan Roy love his children? Jesse’s answer, from the very beginning, was, ‘Yes, he loves them very much.’”
