‘He is the domestic terrorist of the 21st century’: Anthony Scaramucci slams Trump for ‘inciting Capitol riot’, compares him to Oklahoma City Bomber Timothy McVeigh, and demands he serve jail time
- Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci blasted President Donald Trump as ‘the domestic terrorist of the 21st century’
- ‘I do think he will be known throughout history as somebody that incited domestic terrorism,’ he said on Anderson Cooper 360 Thursday night
- He compared Trump to Oklahoma City Bomber Timothy McVeigh, who committed the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in US history
- He set off a bomb that killed 168 people in Oklahoma City in 1995
- Scaramucci demanded Trump be held accountable saying, ‘The guy really should go to jail’
- Scaramucci served under the Trump administration for just 11 days
Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci blasted President Donald Trump as ‘the domestic terrorist of the 21st century,’ comparing him to Oklahoma City Bomber Timothy McVeigh.
Scaramucci, who lasted just 11 days in Trump’s administration, denigrated his former boss in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper Thursday night.
When asked if Trump will leave office quietly Scaramucci said: ‘He incited a riot, he incited an insurrection. He’s arguably, at least in the 21st century, you could say Timothy McVeigh for the 20th century, but he is the domestic terrorist of the 21st century.’
McVeigh was an American domestic terrorist who carried out a bombing in Oklahoma City in 1995 that killed 168 people and injured 680 others and destroyed a third of a federal building, seeking to inspire a revolution against the federal government.
It was the deadliest act of terror in the nation before the September 11 attacks and is the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in US history.
Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci (right) blasted President Donald Trump as ‘the domestic terrorist of the 21st century,’ comparing him to Oklahoma City Bomber Timothy McVeigh in an interview on Anderson Cooper 360 Thursday night
Scaramucci served as White House Communications Director for just 11 days with Trump, starting in July 21, 2017 before he was given the boot on July 21, 2017. The two pictured together on Air Force One
Timothy McVeigh was an American domestic terrorist who carried out a bombing in Oklahoma City in 1995 that killed 168 people and injured 680 others and destroyed a third of a federal building. It was the deadliest act of terror in the nation before the September 11 attacks and is the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in US history. McVeigh pictured in June 1995
‘You think he will be viewed as a domestic terrorist?’ Cooper asked.
‘I think right now we’re all in shock right now because he’s the president of the United States and we always try to normalize that office…But 50 years from now, a presidential historian will look at this situation and say “My God, he didn’t accept the election, he signaled prior to the election that he wasn’t going to, and he incited an insurrection where people descended on the Capitol building calling for the death of his vice president,”‘ Scaramucci replied.
‘You’ve got to step back, Anderson, and look at it objectively and look at it from 2071, not 2021. And yes, I do think he will be known throughout history as somebody that incited domestic terrorism,’ he added.
Scaramucci is demanding that Trump be held accountable and serve jail time.
‘My personal view is he has to be held accountable, he has to be convicted in the Senate. The guy really should go to jail,’ he said.
Scaramucci lambasted Trump for the Capitol riot on January 6 where his supporters stormed into the Capitol building and halted Congress’ joint session to certify the presidential election
A view of security forces at the entrance of the US Capitol clashing with MAGA rioters during the January 6 siege
‘He’s the president of the United States so we’re going to be cautious about that but they’ve got to make this very punitive on him. As Speaker Pelosi said, “there’s nobody above the law,”‘ he added.
‘He’s got to be punished, in my personal opinion I’d love to see him in jail, that will likely not happen, but taking away the powers of an ex-president through the conviction, I think would be a good start,’ he reiterated.
Scaramucci was asked about how Trump will spend his final days before Joe Biden’s Inauguration next week.
‘If he could have one more big insurgency he would, but I don’t think he’s going to be able to get that now because he doesn’t have the communication, the direct messaging that was going on social media,’ he said.
‘I think it’s going to be sullen, anger based and somewhat solitary,’ he added.