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Who is Reince Priebus and why is Anthony Scaramucci going after him?

A potential staff shake-up at the White House has exacerbated long-simmering tensions between new communications director Anthony Scaramucci and chief of staff Reince Priebus, according to people familiar with the dynamic, despite the outward, if forced, public displays of unity between the two men.  Scaramucci has long complained to associates that some White House staffers have been more focused on managing the image of Priebus than on defending Trump and promoting his agenda. An informal list of names, including several officials who previously worked under Priebus and Spicer at the Republican National Committee, has been circulating among Scaramucci allies as those whose jobs may be in jeopardy.
A potential staff shake-up at the White House has exacerbated long-simmering tensions between new communications director Anthony Scaramucci and chief of staff Reince Priebus, according to people familiar with the dynamic, despite the outward, if forced, public displays of unity between the two men.  Scaramucci has long complained to associates that some White House staffers have been more focused on managing the image of Priebus than on defending Trump and promoting his agenda. An informal list of names, including several officials who previously worked under Priebus and Spicer at the Republican National Committee, has been circulating among Scaramucci allies as those whose jobs may be in jeopardy.
By Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
July 28, 2017

A profanity-laced exchange with a reporter has forced a behind-the-scene feud between White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci and chief of staff Reince Priebus into the public arena.
Scaramucci, who has been in his position for only a week, posted a tweet Wednesday suggesting that Priebus could be the source of leaks coming from the White House. He followed the tweet, which has since been deleted, with an on-air phone call to CNN complaining about leaks and mentioning Priebus again. On Thursday in an interview with New Yorker reporter Ryan Lizza, he called Priebus a "paranoid schizophrenic, a paranoiac."
For his part, Priebus, who has been a well-liked political operative for many years, has not responded publicly to Scaramucci.
So, who is Priebus and how did he get where he is today? Here's a look at Trump's chief of staff.

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Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

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