Anthony Scaramucci, who served as Donald Trump’s White House communications director for 11 days, has claimed the former US president complained about not being able to watch adult films
16:58, 06 Jul 2025Updated 16:58, 06 Jul 2025
He was fuming(Image: Kevin Dietsch, Getty Images)
Donald Trump grumbled about White House computers blocking adult content, according to his former director of communications. Anthony Scaramucci, who served a brief 11-day stint as White House communications director during Trump’s first term before being sacked, has made the claim.
Since his dismissal, he has been openly critical of Trump, throwing his support behind Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the 2020 and 2024 elections respectively. The financier now alleges that Trump griped to him about being unable to view X-rated films due to White House computers blocking them.
This isn’t the first time such a claim has surfaced; back in 2018, Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski suggested a source had informed her that the US president was disgruntled with life in the White House because he couldn’t watch porn.
Donald Trump was unhappy(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
She aired these comments while appearing on MSNBC Live with Stephanie Ruhle seven years ago, during a chat with Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti. The ex-adult film star alleged she had an affair with Trump in 2006, just months after the birth of his youngest son, Barron, while he was still married.
Their supposed affair was at the heart of Trump’s hush-money trial in New York, where he became the first former American president to be convicted of felony crimes. A jury found him guilty on all 34 counts in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to Ms Daniels, who claimed they had sex, reports the Mirror.
When Ms Daniels made the allegations, Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani dismissed her credibility and claimed she didn’t deserve “respect” due to her profession as a sex worker. “I respect women – beautiful women and women with value – but a woman who sells her body for sexual exploitation I don’t respect,” Giuliani stated.
Anthony Scaramucci made the claim(Image: CBS via Getty Images)
“Someone who sells his or her body for money has no good name.”
In retaliation, a lawyer representing Ms Daniels, who had sued Trump for defamation but lost the case, labelled Giuliani “an absolute pig”. These comments became a talking point on MSNBC in June 2018, with Ms Brzezinski highlighting the “hypocrisy” while discussing allegations about Trump complaining about blocked access to adult content.
She remarked: “The hypocrisy is astounding. Because I know someone who spoke to Donald Trump recently about life in the White House, and Donald Trump’s biggest complaint was that he’s not allowed to watch porn in the White House. So there you go, there’s a little bit of news for you. He’s upset, he’s upset that he can’t watch porn in the White House.”
These claims, now echoed by Scaramucci, surfaced after Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” was passed this week. Supporters of the bill, predominantly Republicans, are hailing the tax cuts as a safeguard against tax hikes for families and a stimulus for economic growth.
They pledge their dedication to reconfiguring welfare schemes such as SNAP, Medicare, and Medicaid to better cater to their initial target demographics – expectant mothers, the disabled, and children – whilst concurrently eradicating what they term as widespread inefficiencies and corruption.
The bill’s approval signifies a notable triumph for the president and is poised to become a hallmark of Trump’s second administration. It stands as a testament to his power, with Republicans maintaining majority control over both the House and the Senate, in addition to the Executive Branch.
Even the Supreme Court majority has a conservative tilt.
The bill essentially reverses Democratic policies from Trump’s predecessors. It fundamentally dismisses the agendas of the previous two Democratic presidents, Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
It undermines the Medicaid expansion of Obama’s Affordable Care Act and rolls back Biden’s climate strategies in the Inflation Reduction Act.
For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.