--- title: Anthony Scaramucci: Kate Hudson, Twitter Responds with Memes description: The Internet has immortalized Anthony Scaramucci brief White House stint the best way it knows how: memes canonical: https://time.com/4881563/anthony-scaramucci-twitter-kate-hudson-reactions/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-31T22:12:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-08T09:26:28.509Z og:title: Scaramucci's Short White House Career Is Now a Meme og:description: The Internet is immortalizing 'The Mooch' the best way it knows how og:url: https://time.com/4881563/anthony-scaramucci-twitter-kate-hudson-reactions/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt27eab42038160ff2/6988d7e77cdbac3ffad596df/anthony-scaramucci-fired.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: President Trump Delivers Statement On Healthcare At The White House og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Scaramucci's Short White House Career Is Now a Meme twitter:description: The Internet is immortalizing 'The Mooch' the best way it knows how twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt27eab42038160ff2/6988d7e77cdbac3ffad596df/anthony-scaramucci-fired.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Immediately Turned Anthony Scaramucci's Short White House Career Into a Meme > Sponsored content. 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It explains the politics, personalities and power dynamics behind the headlines, twice a week. #### Where can I get analysis of Washington politics by email? D.C. Brief is TIME's free Washington politics newsletter, available at time.com/newsletters. It is written by a TIME senior correspondent who covers the capital full time. #### Who writes TIME's D.C. Brief? Philip Elliott, a senior correspondent at TIME, writes D.C. Brief. #### Is D.C. Brief free? Yes. D.C. Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-dcbrief-2026q3/newsletters?i=232b618c-58dd-43ba-b90d-72010583c3cc&cr=time-nl-dcbrief-2026q3-v1) ## Video: Anthony Scaramucci Out as White House Communications Director [Watch (HLS stream): Anthony Scaramucci Out as White House Communications Director](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/7PY9BWvU.m3u8) (1:15)  _Published 2017-07-31. White House communication chief Anthony Scaramucci, the foul-mouthed hedge fund executive who joined President Donald Trump’s West Wing inner circle only last week, is out._ by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jul 31, 2017 10:12 PM UTC White House communication chief Anthony Scaramucci, the foul-mouthed hedge fund executive who joined President Donald Trump’s West Wing inner circle only last week, is out. by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jul 31, 2017 10:12 PM UTC The Internet can’t stop immortalizing Anthony Scaramucci’s ten days as White House communications chief in the form of pop culture memes. It was just last week that the former hedge fund executive nicknamed “[The Mooch”](http://time.com/4881241/anthony-scaramuci-white-house-communications-director/?xid=homepage) accepted a role within President Donald Trump’s administration. But on Monday, White House Press Secretary [Sarah Huckabee Sanders](http://time.com/4868903/sarah-huckabee-sanders-spicer-press-secretary/) said in a statement that Scaramucci would be leaving his role in order to “give Chief of Staff John Kelly a clean slate and the ability to build his own team.” Scaramucci’s tenure may have been short lived, but it was long enough for the internet to have a bit of movie-making fun, including but not limited to Kate Hudson’s and Matthew McConaughey’s 2003 rom-com, _How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days_—a film about a woman’s effort to prove that common dating faux pas can deter any man in a quick 10 days. > [](https://twitter.com/kristin%5Flai/status/892099122504712192) > [](https://twitter.com/jessicagolds/status/892094153051582465) > [](https://twitter.com/TimBella/status/892097644784484352) Even Hudson couldn’t resist weighing in. Scaramucci was also compared to reality TV numerous times. > [](https://twitter.com/Andy/status/892095991264026625) > [](https://twitter.com/alex%5Fabads/status/892095024153976833) > [](https://twitter.com/RealPA%5FResister/status/892126139866648580) > [](https://twitter.com/AKADonaldTrump/status/892122820045680642) Other users drew comparisons between the Mooch and a certain band’s shaky lineup. > [](https://twitter.com/boyfromseattle/status/892111750958534656) > [](https://twitter.com/NickMotown/status/892095039014395909) > [](https://twitter.com/C%5FSMorkis/status/892093789552218113) It wasn’t long until the _Harry Potter_ faculty was a discussion topic. > [](https://twitter.com/Pennywize992000/status/892118348074541056) > [](https://twitter.com/lorenterveen/status/892122193802514434) > [](https://twitter.com/jablesbixby/status/892117406277144577) _Inglourious Basterds_ was also invoked. > [](https://twitter.com/awo%5Fwolf/status/892130066326487042) A doomed fate from _Walking Dead_ was in the mix. > [](https://twitter.com/Robioneck/status/892130043102715905) This clip from The Simpsons was used handily. > [](https://twitter.com/sebastschn/status/892120298023264258) > [](https://twitter.com/erynsoup/status/892093767708274688) Another digital voice felt Joey of _Friends_ best expressed the emotions. > [](https://twitter.com/Aghho2/status/888616023611633664) _Forrest Gump_ was another essential. > [](https://twitter.com/mynameisNegan/status/892100033079910400) And of course, someone drew a very timely comparison to the scene in the most recent _Game of Thrones_ episode. > [](https://twitter.com/igorbobic/status/892096642362605573) ## Transcript [00:00] The cameras are back. Will you commit now to holding [00:02] regular on- camera briefings sir? If she supplies hair [00:05] and make- up I will consider it. [ LAUGH ] Okay but I [00:08] need a lot of hair and [00:27] make- up John. [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] [00:37] [ MUSIC ] going to be [00:48] having a meeting with the communications staff and [00:50] say, hey, I don't like these leaked. And so we're going [00:52] to stop the leaks and if we don't stop the leaks, I'm [00:55] going to stop you. It's just really that simple. 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