Donald Trump Jr. on Friday criticized the media for "going after" new White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci, insisting Scaramucci isn't the source of leaks.

“Shocked the media is going after @Scaramucci for working to cut off their 'sources' & leaks. All I know is that he isn't/wasn't the leak!!!” Trump Jr. tweeted.

Shocked the media is going after @Scaramucci for working to cut off their "sources" & leaks. All I know is that he isn't/wasn't the leak!!! — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) July 28, 2017

ADVERTISEMENT

Scaramucci told The New Yorker in a piece published Thursday that he wants to “kill all the leakers” who are disclosing inside information to reporters.

“What I want to do is I want to f---ing kill all the leakers, and I want to get the president’s agenda on track so we can succeed for the American people,” Scaramucci told New Yorker reporter Ryan Lizza.

Scaramucci called Lizza on Wednesday night, pressing him to disclose his source behind a tweet saying he was dining with Trump and Fox News personalities.

Scaramucci threatened to fire everyone in the communications office if Lizza did not disclose who his “senior White House official” source is.

“They’ll all be fired by me,” he said of the White House communications staff. “I fired one guy the other day. I have three to four people I’ll fire tomorrow. I’ll get to the person who leaked that to you. Reince Priebus — if you want to leak something — he’ll be asked to resign very shortly.”

Scaramucci escalated his feud with Priebus, President Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE's chief of staff, reportedly convincing himself during the phone call with Lizza that Priebus was behind the leak about his dinner meeting.