
In the final blow to the former White House Chief of Staff, Reince Priebus was ditched by his colleagues in the presidential motorcade and left alone when Trump tweeted about his departure while sitting on Air Force One.

The president bluntly wrote that Priebus would be replaced on Friday afternoon following an expletive-ridden interview given by new Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci that dubbed him a 'f***ing paranoid schizophrenic'.

Shortly before the shock announcement, Priebus had entered an SUV at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland with other aides following a trip he took with the president to New York.

As Trump broke the news, White House Director of Social Media Dan Scavino and Senior Policy Advisor Stephen Miller were seen making a hasty exit from Priebus' car and getting into another van.

It became clear that Priebus had just been kicked out of the motorcade when his car departed alone on the rainy day, as the president's cars that held all of his top men and women remained on the tarmac.

The entire incident unfolded while Trump continued to tweet about Priebus' replacement from inside the comfort of Air Force One.

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Reince Priebus was ditched by his colleagues and given the boot from Trump's motorcade when the president tweeted about his departure while sitting on Air Force One on Friday. Priebus is seen walking to a waiting vehicle with White House Director of Social Media Dan Scavino (left) after disembarking the plane

Priebus left Air Force One around 4.42pm and got into a waiting car, according to reports. Trump tweeted at 4.49pm that Priebus would be replaced as his chief of staff by John Kelly

Soon after entering the car and the tweets being released, Scavino (left) and Senior Policy Advisor Stephen Miller (right) hastily got out of the car that Priebus was in and entered into a new car that was still in the president's motorcade (pictured)

While it remains unclear whether it was precisely the moment he tweeted the stunning announcement, Trump was seen tapping away at his phone in the doorway of Air Force One

Priebus was then driven away alone from the tarmac as the rest of Trump's top aides stayed with the motorcade

It was a nice ride: Reporters attempted to talk with Priebus as he left the Joint Base Andrews after arriving from a trip to Ronkonkoma, New York with President Trump

Priebus' final kick to the curb happened as Trump announced via Twitter that John Kelly would take over Priebus' position in his administration.

Priebus was seen disembarking Air Force One and getting into an SUV with White House Policy Adviser Stephen Miller and White House Social Media Director Dan Scavino.

However, they quickly exited the car after Trump's tweets were released and they got into a different vehicle, leaving Priebus alone in the first car.

Priebus' vehicle then pulled away from the official motorcade and driven away from the tarmac alone.

According to a report tweeted by Politico reporter Josh Gerstein, Air Force One landed at 4.42pm and the president's staff began unboarding soon after.

Priebus' vehicle had departed on its own at 4.58pm, before the other cars had left the tarmac.

Trump broke the news of Priebus' departure at 4.49pm, indicating that Scavino and Miller switched vehicles after Trump publicly announced that Priebus was no longer a staff member.

To break the news, Trump tweeted: 'I am pleased to inform you that I have just named General/Secretary John F Kelly as White House Chief of Staff. He is a Great American and a Great Leader.

'John has also done a spectacular job at Homeland Security. He has been a true star of my Administration.'

At 5pm, Trump added: 'I would like to thank Reince Priebus for his service and dedication to his country. We accomplished a lot together and I am proud of him!'

While it remains unclear whether it was precisely the moment he tweeted the stunning announcement, Trump was seen tapping away at his phone while he stood in the doorway of Air Force One.

After the shock announcement, Priebus appeared on Wolf Blitzer's The Situation Room on Friday night, insisting he was the one who handed in his resignation to Trump while repeating his support for General John Kelly, who will take his place.

Trump broke the news of Priebus' departure at 4.49pm, indicating that Scavino and Miller switched vehicles after Trump publicly announced that Priebus was no longer a staff member

Trump tweeted Friday afternoon that he had named John Kelly as White House chief of staff, and thanked prior chief Reince Priebus for his service

President Trump announced Friday that he has named Homeland Security secretary John Kelly (pictured center in January) to be White House chief of staff

It was only two hours after the announcement that Priebus appeared on CNN, painting a rosy picture of his relationships with both Trump and his replacement Kelly.

He told Blitzer: 'This is not a situation where there's a lot of ill will feelings. This is good for the president, I think it's smart for him to pick General Kelly, and I think things are going to be run very well.

'We talked about it yesterday. I resigned and he accepted....He wanted to go in a different direction and I support him in that.

'I think he was right to hit the reset button, and I think it's something the White House needs. It's healthy and I support him.'

Priebus went on to say: 'I'm always going to be a Trump fan. I look forward to helping him achieve his goals and his agenda for the American people.'

When Blitzer pressed him about why the president wanted a new chief of staff, Priebus said: 'I'm not going to get into that personal stuff.

'The president is a professional and I'm a professional. And professional people don't discuss private matters in public.'

Kelly starts Monday, the White House said, in a rapid turnaround that saw the embattled Priebus making an exit six months into the job.

Priebus told CNN's Wolf Blitzer: 'I think [Trump] was right to hit the reset button, and I think it's something the White House needs. It's healthy and I support him'

According to a report tweeted by Politico reporter Josh Gerstein , Air Force One landed at 4.42pm and the president's staff began unboarding. Soon after Trump's tweet, Priebus was abandoned

Priebus' weekend was first kicked off after New Yorker reporter Ryan Lizza published a foul-mouthed rant by new communications director Anthony Scaramucci on Thursday.

In an expletive-filled phone call, Scaramucci sunk his claws in Priebus on Wednesday night, branding him 'a f***ing paranoid schizophrenic'.

Trump, who reportedly 'loved' the expletive-filled rant, was said to be unhappy about Priebus' unwillingness to fight back, according to an adviser who spoke to the Wall Street Journal.

When Blitzer asked Priebus about Scaramucci's searing comments, Priebus said: 'I'm not going to respond to it, I'm not going to get in the mud.'

During the call with Lizza, the Mooch, as he has become known, accused Priebus of leaking word of a dinner he had Wednesday night with President Trump and Fox news host Sean Hannity, along with former Fox News president Bill Shine and first lady Melania Trump.

'Oh, Bill Shine is coming in. Let me leak the f***ing thing and see if I can c**k-block these people the way I c**k-blocked Scaramucci for six months,' he said, in reference to the months he was kept out of the White House, reportedly by Priebus, after having sold his company.

Both Scaramucci and Priebus were aboard Air Force One with Trump before he announced the staff change in three tweets on Friday.

Scaramucci is said to have called his nemesis 'Reince Penis' and 'Rancid Penis' according to an adviser who spoke to the Huffington Post.

Priebus' weekend was first kicked off after New Yorker reporter Ryan Lizza published a foul-mouthed rant by communications director Anthony Scaramucci on Thursday. In an expletive-filled phone call, Scaramucci sunk his claws in Priebus on Wednesday night, branding him 'a f***ing paranoid schizophrenic'

Trump has openly told people he has lost faith in Priebus, the New York Times reported Thursday, and has spoken about wanting 'a general' as chief of staff.

Priebus, the former Republican National Committee chair, had managed to hang on despite months of criticism on the job.

CNN reported that the former Republican National Committee chair's' 189-day tenure was the shortest in modern presidential history.

One of Priebus' few remaining allies, Speaker Paul Ryan, resorted to football aphorisms to hail his fellow Wisconsinite.

'Reince Priebus has left it all out on the field, for our party and our country. Here is a guy from Kenosha, Wisconsin who revitalized the Republican National Committee and became White House chief of staff.

'He has served the president and the American people capably and passionately. He has achieved so much, and he has done it all with class. I could not be more proud to call Reince a dear friend,' Ryan said.

'I congratulate Secretary Kelly on his appointment, and look forward to working with him to advance our agenda.'

THE SPICE WAS RIGHT: Priebus' replacement came a week after White House press secretary Sean Spicer announced his resignation, after learning that Anthony Scaramucci was coming on as White House communications director

Friday was the second shakeup in as many weeks. Last Friday, beleaguered press secretary Sean Spicer resigned on the day he learned Trump had hired Scaramucci.

Spicer is being succeeded by deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

Huckabee Sanders told reporters roughly an hour after Trump sent his surprise tweet that Scaramucci's arrival was not related to Priebus' departure.

The president and Priebus had been talking about this change for two weeks, she said told a throng of journalists staking out her office.

'We all serve at the pleasure of the President,' she told DailyMail.com. 'In terms of timing I know everybody's got a lot of questions on that.'

She did not respond to a question from a journalist about the exact timing of Priebus' exit, which came a day, almost to the hour, after Scaramucci got caught excoriating the White House chief of staff.

'They've been talking about it for a while,' she told a reporter who wanted to know when Kelly was offered the job.