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Scaramucci lands White House job defending Trump
ROCKIN’ THE LANDMARK
Will serve as communications director; vows to stop leaks BY ST E P H E N ROMANO With a special counsel looking into the Trump campaign for possible collusion with Russia and leaks coming out of the White House every day, President Donald Trump has turned to a Manhasset resident for help. On Thursday, Trump appointed Anthony Scaramucci, a Manhasset resident and Port Washington native, as the White House director of communications. And as one Manhasset connection enters the White House, another, Sean Spicer, who was born in Manhasset, leaves. The press secretary resigned on Thursday after reportedly disagreeing with Scaramucci’s appointment. The communications job has been vacant since May, when Michael Dubke resigned. A member of Trump’s transition team, Scaramucci, 53, was
previously slated to be the ambassador to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris. He was first picked to become the White House’s public liaison to the business community, but he sold his investment firm, SkyBridge Capital, to a Chinese conglomerate with strong ties to China’s ruling Communist Party, and that appointment was never made. Administration officials said Scaramucci’s appointment would have taken three months to be cleared of ethics conflicts, according to news reports. The sale reportedly netted him $180 million. On Sunday, Scaramucci made the rounds on major news outlets, defending Trump and swearing to stop leaks to the press. “If the leaks don’t stop, I’m going to pare down the staff,” Scaramucci said Sunday on Fox News. Several reporters have tweeted that Scaramucci was a “go-to” Continued on Page 66
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Graham Nash performed at the Landmark on Main Street earlier this month.
Helen Keller Center in Port rings in 50th anniversary ness. “We work with youth and Sands Point’s Helen Keller adults across the country who National Center is celebrating are interested in gaining skills its 50th anniversary this year for employment and indepenby holding several events to dence,” Susan Ruzenski, the raise awareness of deaf-blind- executive director of the cen-
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ter, said. The not-for-profit center was authorized by Congress in 1967 and provides training and resources for people over age 16 who have combined vision Continued on Page 67
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