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Friday, August 16, 2019
Vol. 7, No. 33
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Scaramucci in public split from Trump
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Manhasset resident opposes re-election BY R O S E W E L D ON Manhasset resident and former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci has publicly dropped his endorsement of President Donald Trump’s re-election bid after a Twitter feud that raged last weekend. Scaramucci, who was fired 11 days into his White House job in 2017, has both spoken against and for Trump’s subsequent policies since his own time in the administration ended after he made foul remarks about his co-workers to a reporter for The New Yorker. The feud erupted after Scaramucci’s appearance last Friday on the HBO panel discussion show “Real Time with Bill Maher,” one in a line of television programs he has been a guest on since his August 2017 dismissal. Presented as the author of the 2018 book, “Trump: The Blue Collar President,” Scaramucci deflected charges that the president
was racist from Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell, but did criticize Trump’s response to the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Toledo, Ohio, on Aug. 3 and Aug. 4. On Saturday, the president tweeted in the afternoon: “Got to see, by accident, wacko comedian Bill Maher’s show – So many lies…” Later that day, he tweeted again, this time addressing Scaramucci directly. “Anthony Scaramucci, who was quickly terminated (11 days) from a position that he was totally incapable of handling, now seems to do nothing but television as the all-time expert on ‘President Trump.’” the president tweeted. “Like many other so-called television experts, he knows very little about me…..” In a subsequent tweet, Trump commented that Scaramucci, “who would do anything to come back in,” should “remember the Continued on Page 61
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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran has launched a book club for children and parents. See story on page 12.
Too few fire marshals delay business permits BY J ES S I C A PA R K S Just 17 fire marshals are assigned to review the plans and conduct inspections of hundreds of new businesses across Nassau County, causing
a major delay in openings, according to union representatives. Staffing counts obtained from the county identified 57 uniformed marshals and 37 support staff members for a total of 94 full-time employees in
the fire marshal’s office. However, union representatives contend that the office only has 56 uniformed marshals and six support staff members. Fire marshals conduct plan reviews and inspections for Continued on Page 50
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