Anthony Scaramucci is out as Lobsterfest speaker, but Palm Beach County GOP has Roger Stone lined up and plans to give an award to former Congressman Mark Foley.

The Palm Beach County GOP has disinvited Anthony Scaramucci from its annual Lobsterfest fundraiser in response to the former White House communications director's tweet calling President Donald Trump's attack on progressive congresswomen of color "racist and unacceptable."

"I sent an email to him this morning disinviting him," said Michael Barnett, chairman of the Republican Party of Palm Beach County. "He emailed me back saying he would take the event off his schedule."

Scaramucci weighed in Tuesday on Trump's tweet on Sunday that the group of lawmakers "go back" to where they came from. Trump's tweets were thought to be aimed at four Democratic lawmakers: U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts.

>>READ ALSO: Trump in Palm Beach: President to appear at Palm Beach County Republican Party dinner



The four are women of color and U.S. citizens. Omar is the only one of the group, dubbed "The Squad," who was born outside the United States.

Just before 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Scaramucci tweeted: "Would @realDonaldTrump ever tell a white immigrant — whether 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th+ generation — to 'go back to your country'? No. That's why the comments were racist and unacceptable," Scaramucci tweeted. "America is a nation of immigrants founded on the ideals of free thought and free speech."

Would@realDonaldTrump ever tell a white immigrant - whether 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th+ generation - to "go back to your country"? No. That's why the comments were racist and unacceptable.



America is a nation of immigrants founded on the ideals of free thought and free speech.

— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci)July 16, 2019

Barnett said his first response was to immediately cancel Scaramucci's appearance at the August 15 event but he conferred with the board, which agreed to disinvite "The Mooch."

"I've gotten nothing but positive feedback that we did the right thing by disinviting him," Barnett said. "He was our featured speaker because we respected him ... but we don't think the president is a racist."

>>READ ALSO: Cindy Yang, media disinvited to GOP Mar-a-Lago fundraiser with Trump in town

After news of his disinvitation grabbed national headlines, Scaramucci fired back with a tweet at 1:06 p.m. on Thursday.

"Moving in the right direction...Fellow Republicans be honest!" Scaramucci began the tweet, referencing Trump's claim on Thursday he was not happy with the "Send her back!" chant during his rally in North Carolina on Wednesday night.

Scaramucci then took a swipe at the local Republican Party.

"And Palm Beach GOP I am going to miss you guys! I will be eating lobster on the 15th out in the Hamptons without you!" he tweeted.

Moving in the right direction. . . Fellow republicans be honest! And Palm Beach GOP I am going to miss you guys! I will be eating lobster on the 15th out in the Hamptons without you!https://t.co/VFAeAdWrsS

— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci)July 18, 2019

As for getting a back-up speaker, Barnett said it may not be necessary.

The line-up is still strong, Barnett said, and features two long-time Trump allies: Florida U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz and political operative Roger Stone, who was ordered by a judge on Tuesday to stop using social media and and stop discussing the criminal case against him.

Also at the event, the county GOP will honor former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley with its Service Award for Community Advocacy. Foley was forced to resign from the U.S. House of Representatives in September 2006 over sexually charged text messages he sent to teenage males who had worked in the congressional page program.

In March, the Palm Beach County GOP also disinvited businesswoman Cindy Yang from the Lincoln Day dinner event after selfies she took with Republican officials drew attention in the wake of a sting at a Jupiter massage parlor that Yang founded but sold years before the prostitution-related arrests.

Yang's attorney, however, said she was already planning to skip the dinner.

cstapleton@pbpost.com

@StapletonPBP