Communications boss deletes tweets Donald Trump would not love

Donald Trump’s new communications chief has deleted tweets in which he shared views contrary to the US President’s own, saying they were a distraction.

The day after he started his new job on Friday, Anthony Scaramucci, a New York financier, cleared up his Twitter trail of remarks in which he differs from Mr Trump on illegal immigration, climate change, Islam and even gun control.

“Full transparency: I’m deleting old tweets. Past views evolved & shouldn’t be a distraction. I serve @POTUS agenda & that’s all that matters,” he tweeted.

A bit later, he tweeted: “The politics of ‘gotcha’ are over. I have thick skin and were moving on to @POTUS agenda serving the American people.”