New Trump communications director promises crackdown on media leaks

Reuters: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Anthony Scaramucci, President Donald Trump's new communications director, said on Sunday that one of his first tasks will be to halt leaks and that staff on his team would be fired if the leaks do not stop.

"If we don't get the leaks stopped, I am a businessperson, and so I will take dramatic action to stop those leaks," Scaramucci said on Fox News Sunday.

Scaramucci told CBS's Face the Nation that leakers are "actually un-American," and that he would lead a team meeting on Monday.

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