On June 27, 2026, Anthony Scaramucci posted on X that Donald Trump is "not well" and "probably too old for the job," calling the assessment blunt but likely accurate. He said Trump is "fumbling" and surrounded by aides too fearful to challenge him publicly, invoking "The Emperor Has No Clothes." Scaramucci also criticized Trump’s economic record, calling him "a symptom, not the disease," and pointed to rising debt, inflation risks and a "K-shaped" economy as deeper structural problems.
Anthony Scaramucci Says Trump Is "Not Well" and "Probably Too Old for the Job"
Anthony Scaramucci Says Trump Is 'Not Well' And 'Too Old For The Job'
Anthony Scaramucci, the former White House communications director, wrote on X on June 27, 2026, that former President Donald Trump is "not well" and "probably too old for the job." Scaramucci framed the remark as blunt but honest, saying "that’s not politically correct but it’s probably right."
Scaramucci argued that Trump is "fumbling" and surrounded by a "fearful group of people" who hesitate to speak up because they are "afraid to lose their jobs, afraid of getting tweeted at, afraid of getting primaried by someone he hand-selects to knock them out." He suggested those dynamics leave many Republican officials unwilling to publicly challenge the former president.
Donald Trump is not well and he’s probably too old for the job. That’s not politically correct but it’s probably right. We have a man who’s fumbling, surrounded by a fearful group of people who are afraid to lose their jobs, afraid of getting tweeted at, afraid of getting… — Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci), June 27, 2026
Invoking the fable The Emperor Has No Clothes, Scaramucci said that as a child he found the story "ridiculous," but at age 62 he now understands its lesson: people often avoid stating inconvenient truths because of fear and political pressure.
Economic Criticism
Beyond questions about temperament and age, Scaramucci criticized Trump's economic approach. He said the president "has no economic philosophy," pointing to rising federal spending, mounting debt and inflation risks as evidence of systemic strain. Scaramucci described the U.S. economy as "K-shaped," with gains concentrated among higher-income households while others fall behind.
Calling Trump "a symptom, not the disease," Scaramucci linked the populist surge to deeper structural problems such as high housing costs, stagnant wages and widening inequality. He added a personal observation that Trump can be more personable in private than in public and that he "craves the pushback" while being unable to admit it.
Context: Scaramucci has been an outspoken critic of Trump at times and an ally at others; his remarks reflect continuing debate within the Republican Party about how to handle Trump's influence and the broader economic challenges facing the U.S.
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