Anthony Scaramucci on Trump, MAGA and the US Midterms | The Mishal Husain Show

For a brief moment in 2017, Anthony Scaramucci became a unit of time. His 11-day stint as White House communications director was so short-lived that it entered the political lexicon. Almost a decade on, he has proven more durable than the joke. The Trump loyalist-turned-critic, Wall Street financier and podcast host remains a well-known figure in American political culture. Scaramucci is still holding forth on the US president he once backed, as well as bets that have shaped his own career, including on crypto and Sam Bankman-Fried. In this conversation with Mishal Husain, Scaramucci talks about his early life, his mistakes and his view of the political landscape ahead of the midterm elections. Read this interview with Mishal’s notes on Bloomberg Weekend: www.bloomberg.com/latest/weekend-interview Contact The Mishal Husain Show mishalshow@bloomberg.net Visit https://www.bloomberg.com/mishal 00:00 Introduction from Mishal Husain 02:35 The midterms are “a longtime off” 05:25 “I’m a loyalist” 06:50 Wall Street regrets voting Trump 08:00 Who’s Trump’s successor? 08:34 A president needs “name recognition” 11:25 Meeting Trump for the first time 12:55 Trump’s “phenomenal political instincts” 14:38 Joining the Trump campaign 16:00 MAGA fever 18:10 Forgetting where you came from 20:36 Getting fired by Trump 24:00 It was “humiliating” 25:35 Meeting Sam Bankman-Fried 26:00 “I made false assumptions” 29:46 Bitcoin “I want to judge it over a five or 10 year period” 32:49 Growing up on Long Island 35:01“The Mooch” 37:14 The future of the Democrats 40:13 “I am optimistic” 44:41 History is a guide Watch Bloomberg Vodcasts:    • Bloomberg Video Podcasts | Interviews & More   Subscribe to Bloomberg Podcasts: https://bit.ly/BloombergPodcasts Visit us: https://www.bloomberg.com/podcasts Visit our other YouTube channels: Bloomberg Television:    / @markets   Bloomberg Originals:    / bloomberg   For coverage on news, markets and more: http://www.bloomberg.com/video