PR pros said goodbye to the resigning Sean Spicer and hello to new White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci on Twitter this morning.
The consensus: They’re still not impressed with Spicer and are extremely wary of the new hire.
Here is what eight industry experts had to say about the breaking news on Friday:
The new @WhiteHouse communications director doesn't have a comms career background, looking at his LinkedIn profile: https://t.co/6UFe9NkRYG pic.twitter.com/BPNqfQrPDY
— Bob Pickard (@BobPickard) July 21, 2017
What a sh*t show https://t.co/vWM0YTSyrS
— DarylMcCullough (@DarylMcCullough) July 21, 2017
No. Homie resigned because they hired him a boss. https://t.co/wMZgYyb6x5
— drew olanoff (@yoda) July 21, 2017
And the darkening skies cleared and birds began once more to sing. https://t.co/U2bHUgCXtQ
— Kirk Hazlett, APR (@KirkHazlett) July 21, 2017
Do not treat this man as a hero for "taking a stand." Remember he was a mouthpiece of lies starting his first day on the job. https://t.co/etAapf7B3i
— BPLewis (@BPLewis) July 21, 2017
No sympathy for @POTUS #PR tool Spicer. And who's surprised that Trump picked another, even more unqualified tool? https://t.co/3MXwARPssL
— Peter Himler (@PeterHimler) July 21, 2017
John King just called Spicer "a pro" on CNN. What? He lied to you, gutted the WH briefing, defended racism, collusion. That's fucking absurd
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) July 21, 2017
The messenger was never the (primary) problem. #Spicey https://t.co/11fEGppdEs
— David Gallagher (@TBoneGallagher) July 21, 2017