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Deidre Ball, who worked as a vice president in investor relations for SkyBridge Capital, the firm he founded in 2005 and sold to ascend to the White House, has filed for divorce from “The Mooch” after three years of marriage after getting fed up with his quest to get close to President Trump, whom she despises.

A source close to Scaramucci said the former couple had fought over his loyalty to Trump.

The source said that the Wall Street financier, 52, had been “hell-bent” on claiming his position at the White House after he was originally pegged for a senior role and sold SkyBridge Capital in preparation in January.

He was blocked by Reince Priebus, Trump’s chief of staff. But, after an aggressive campaign, Scaramucci was made communications director on July 21 by Trump, prompting Sean Spicer to quit.

Scaramucci has alternately not been wearing his wedding ring, or has been sporting it on his right hand.

Reince Priebus said he’s 'Team Trump all the time'

Despite being replaced as White House chief of staff on Friday, Reince Priebus said he is still a fan of President Donald Trump.

"I’m going to be on Team Trump all the time," Priebus said in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity. Priebus said he was proud to serve the administration.

“It was a privilege,” he said, “it was an honor and I look forward to continuing to help.”

On Twitter, Trump thanked Priebus for his service. “We accomplished a lot together,” Trump tweeted, “and I am proud of him!”

He also insisted that he was not fired, explaining that he tendered his resignation on Thursday. “I resigned and he accepted it,” Priebus said. “I’ve been talking to the president for a few days about this.

"I think the president wanted to go in a different direction. I support him on that. The president has a right to hit a reset button." “(Trump) has the best political instincts,” said Priebus, the former head of the Republican National Committee “He knows, I think, intuitively, when things need to change. He intuitively determined that it was time to do something differently and I think it was right.”

"I can't think of anyone better than a four-star general, John Kelly," Priebus said of his replacement.

"I’ll always be out there trying to help the president, advance his goals, support him, as a friend too, and that’s the other part of the job that people don’t realize, you actually become friends. When you go through thick and thin together you get to know people really well, and he’s a good man and I was honored to be able to serve him."

North Korea has hailed as a success its latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), describing it as a "stern warning" for the US.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the test proved that the entire US was within striking range, state media reported.
The launch came three weeks after North Korea's first ICBM test.
US President Donald Trump called it "only the latest reckless and dangerous action by the North Korean regime".
China also condemned the missile test but urged "all parties concerned" to exercise restraint "and avoid intensifying tensions".
Confirming the launch, the North said the ICBM flew for just over 47 minutes and reached an altitude of 3,724km (2,300 miles).
It said the launch had "successfully tested re-entry capabilities" of the missile.
"The leader said proudly the test also confirmed all the US mainland is within our striking range," the Korean Central News Agency said.
The statement said that the rocket was a Hwasong-14, the same model North Korea tested on 3 July.

A knife-wielding man reportedly screamed "Allahu Akbar" during a wild attack inside a Hamburg supermarket that killed at least one person and left four others bloodied and wounded on Friday.

German police arrested the suspected attacker in the Barmbek district after witnesses followed the man and alerted authorities. The suspect was overwhelmed by passers-by and slightly injured in the process, police said.

GOP House members lit into their Senate counterparts Friday, fingering them — and only them — for the death of a seven-year campaign promise.

John Kelly Is No-Nonsense. Can He Run an All-Nonsense White House?

Trump's new chief of staff has affirmed Russia's election meddling

WASHINGTON – Even as President Trump continues to equivocate on Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election, his new chief of staff as recently as last week took a strong public stand affirming the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that the Kremlin tried to influence the election in favor of Trump.

The only way to they can stay on message is before anyone comments or says anything in regards to any given situation, first talk with Trump and gauge his mood of the day and his feelings for whatever it is happening and then stick with that regardless of their thoughts on the matter.

They can shake things up all they want but the problem starts with Trump.

At age 136, my memory aint exactly what it used to be, Emmet. Maybe you can remind me of when and where I claimed that the "source" was either (1) random or (2) non-existent.

At age 136, my memory aint exactly what it used to be, Emmet. Maybe you can remind me of when and where I claimed that the "source" was either (1) random or (2) non-existent.