America's Great Divide: Anthony Scaramucci Interview | FRONTLINE

Anthony Scaramucci served briefly as the White House communications director for Donald Trump in 2017. He is a founder and managing partner at SkyBridge Capital.

Scaramucci's candid, full interview was conducted with FRONTLINE during the making of the two-part January 2020 documentary series “America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump.”

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This interview was conducted with FRONTLINE during the making of our two-part documentary series “America's Great Divide.”

[supreme]

“A gold plated hot tub with no drain.” That’s the greatest analogy for Washington I’ve ever heard.

[paulettemorgan]

I cannot tell the last time that I have ever listened to another interview that was so truthful and unbiased.He is so knowledgeable and makes such great analogies . He totally understands the whole political spectrum.

[tracer]

Anthony Scaramucci is not only brilliantly savvy, he is painfully honest. Those two characteristics are rarely combined in most public personalities.

[foxglove]

"Did you see me on the apprentice last night?" "What? No!"

[johnsaville]

I actually think this guy is right on with his analysis. He is far more intelligent than I thought. Thoroughly enjoyed this interview and gained respect for AS.

[buckbiro]

"Do you know how many times in my life I've hired the wrong person for a job and had to look at myself in the mirror and say, wow, I misjudged that, I got that wrong?" We need more people like Mr. Scaramucci. Self aware, fallible, thoughtful, and intelligent. I'd vote Scaramucci.

[diannediamond]

Great interview, as a democrat I feel I understand the trump supporter better. Thanks to Anthony Scaramucci for your refreshing candor.

[robertschrader]

Is it weird that I kind of like Anthony Scaramucci? He seems real and speaks clearly.

[carakao-young]

I’m liberal yet always enjoy hearing what Anthony has to say.
It would be AWESOME if both sides could talk with each other using Anthony’s style: We’re people first, and our political parties shouldn’t define us. How can we get there?

[justmyopinion]

Very impressive. Anthony Scaramucci gave one of the best interviews of this entire series.
Thank you, PBS.

[joeschwendeman]

I've listened to so many of Anthony s interviews and I'm so shocked at the wisdom he possesses. He knows exactly what the problem is and knows exactly how to explain it on a level people can understand. It's a shame he was fired from the White House. I truly believe things would be different today in this country if he was never fired.

[slovokia]

Thanks to Frontline and Youtube the history of the fall of the American Empire will be documented and preserved. Hundreds of years from now someone will be watching this video to do research for their Phd.

[johnhumphries]

This is remarkably insightful.
Scaramucci has a gift of fast learning in real time. Mr. Scaramucci and Steve Schmidt are my two hands-down favorite Americans of the year.

[damir]

This is a great interview. He's totally objective, and it seems honest.

[thestreamoflife]

Anthony is a man of old fashioned Italian ethics and good values. I admire him very much ❤️

[mmt]

Awesome interview! New found respect for Scaramucci!

[raysville]

This document should be required viewing in all civics classes.

[zippybungle]

Went from hating the Mooch to loving him. Welcome to the light side.

[andershansen]

Very interesting interview w smart and articulate guy👍