Scaramucci: GOP may need to replace Trump for 2020 | TheHill – The Hill

Former White House communications director Anthony ScaramucciAnthony ScaramucciScaramucci fires back at Trump: He will turn ‘on everyone’ and then ‘entire country’ Trump blasts Scaramucci as ‘incapable’ Bill Maher roots for recession so that Trump loses in 2020 MORE told Axios on Sunday that Republicans may need to find a candidate to replace President TrumpDonald John TrumpScalise: Trump no more responsible for El Paso than ‘Bernie Sanders is for my shooting’ Bloomberg: Next generation of Democrats needs to ‘earn their spurs’ Bloomberg: McConnell may allow gun reform vote to boost reelection chances MORE in 2020.

“We are now in the early episodes of ‘Chernobyl’ on HBO, where the reactor is melting down and the apparatchiks are trying to figure out whether to cover it up or start the clean-up process,” Scaramucci, who was ousted from his job after 11 days, told the outlet.

“A couple more weeks like this and ‘country over party’ is going to require the Republicans to replace the top of the ticket in 2020,” he said.

Scaramucci, a prominent Republican donor, said that if Trump “doesn’t reform his behavior, it will not just be me, but many others will be considering helping to find a replacement in 2020.”

“Right now, it’s an unspeakable thing,” he continued. “But if he keeps it up, it will no longer be unspeakable. The minute they start speaking of it, it will circulate and be socialized. We can’t afford a full nuclear contamination site post 2020.”

Scaramucci’s comments to Axios follow him last week calling Trump’s visit to El Paso, Texas, to meet with survivors of a mass shooting a “catastrophe.”

Trump fired back soon after, saying that Scaramucci “knows very little about me other than the fact that this Administration has probably done more than any other Administration in its first 2 1/2 years of existence.”

Former Massachusetts Gov. William WeldWilliam (Bill) WeldThe Hill’s Campaign Report: 2020 Democrats challenge Trump’s response to El Paso GOP 2020 primary challenger Bill Weld calls Trump ‘a raging racist’ Amash responds to ‘Send her back’ chants at Trump rally: ‘This is how history’s worst episodes begin’ MORE is the only Republican to announce a challenge to Trump for the nomination so far.

Former South Carolina Rep. Mark SanfordMarshall (Mark) Clement SanfordTrump faces new hit on deficit Sanford calls for ‘overdue conversation’ on debt as he mulls Trump challenge Trump primary challenger Bill Weld responds to rally chants: ‘We are in a fight for the soul of the GOP’ MORE (R) is also considering a possible candidacy.