Twitter erupts after Anthony Scaramucci's ouster as White House communications director

Memes and reactions poured in as soon as news broke that Anthony Scaramucci was out at White House Communications Director on July 31. Memes and reactions poured in as soon as news broke that Anthony Scaramucci was out at White House Communications Director on July 31. Photo: Screenshot Via Twitter Photo: Screenshot Via Twitter Image 1 of / 29 Caption Close Twitter erupts after Anthony Scaramucci's ouster as White House communications director 1 / 29 Back to Gallery

Anthony Scaramucci's departure as White House communications director after just 11 days on the job may have come as a shock, but Twitter was ready with instant memes and reactions.

The New York Times first reported that Scaramucci, the latest to unceremoniously leave the Trump administration, was removed at the request of new White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly. According to the official White House statement, the president "felt it was best to give Chief of Staff John Kelly a clean slate and the ability to build his own team."

In Scaramucci's short tenure as communications director, he cut a bombastic, controversial figure. Last week, he told a reporter from the New Yorker that former White House staffer Reince Priebus was a "paranoid schizophrenic."

"I sometimes use colorful language," Scaramucci tweeted by way of an apology. "I will refrain in this arena but not give up the passionate fight" for President Donald Trump's agenda.

In his personal life, it's also been a tumultuous time for the Mooch. The New York Post reported that Scaramucci's wife Deirdre Ball had filed for divorce because she was "less than enthused about Scaramucci's ascent in the ranks of Donald Trump's White House."

He also reportedly missed the birth of their second child while accompanying President Trump on a trip to West Virginia.

Click through the gallery above to see some of Twitter's reactions to the departure of Anthony Scaramucci.