Anthony Scaramucci denies claims he plans to run for president despite speculation he is '100 per cent serious' about taking up office

Anthony Scaramucci was fired after 10 days as Donald Trump's communications director
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Fiona Simpson18 September 2017

Anthony Scaramucci has denied claims he is planning to run for president despite friends saying he is “100 per cent serious” about taking up office.

The former White House communications director – who was fired 10 days after taking on the role in July – has told friends he “wanted to run for office someday”, Buzzfeed News reported.

However, the financier tweeted on Sunday to say he was “not running for anything” in response to reports.

Scaramucci, known as ‘The Mooch’, shared the story on Twitter branding it “fake news” alongside the statement: “I am not interested in running.”

However, pals hit back at the denial and said he was “100 per cent serious” when he recently wrote to friends to ask if they considered him a good fit for the role.

Responding to the fresh claims, he allegedly said in a text message to Buzzfeed News: “Have a few friends asked me to entertain the idea of running? The answer is yes.

“Have I ever seriously contemplated running and really analyzed it? And [then] said hey I would like to run? The answer is absolutely no. This is why I tweeted out fake news."

Former deputy communications director for Donald Trump, Bryan Lanza speculated a Scarrmucci presidential bid could see the 52-year-old run for President, mayor of New York or governor of the city.

Sources told Buzzfeed News, that Scaramucci would consider running in 2020 if Donald Trump did not.

They added that he would consider going for governor of New York in 2018 if Andrew Cuomo failed to campaign for a third term.

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