‘Trump Is An Ageist,’ Says Anthony Scaramucci. He Claims Saudi Prince MBS Used Trump’s Disregard For Younger People To Play Him
In the latest episode of “The Rest Is Politics US” podcast, Anthony Scaramucci shared his unfiltered view of Donald Trump’s recent diplomatic push in the Middle East.
According to the former White House communications director, Trump’s foreign policy tour may look like a renaissance of American engagement, but it’s also riddled with self-interest and personal blind spots.
One of those blind spots? Age.
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“Trump is an aegist,” Scaramucci said flatly. “He respects people that are his age. He doesn’t respect people that are not his age.” He continued, “If you’re 40, talking to Trump, he actually looks at you like he doesn’t give a sh*t. If you’re 60, talking to Trump, he rolls his eyes. If [Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) Chairman and CEO] Steve Schwarzman, age 80, calls Donald Trump, he picks up the phone.”
Scaramucci said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, also known as MBS, took advantage of that tendency. “He’s got an elderly father that’s the king. You want to be feted and treated like a king? I’m half your age, I am going to glitz you up in a way that you’re going to leave here very, very happy.”
Trump, now 78, was met with extraordinary hospitality in Saudi Arabia this week—lavender carpets, horses, fighter jet escorts. Scaramucci believes MBS’s deference wasn’t just cultural, it was calculated. “That’s exactly what he did,” Scaramucci said.
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Throughout the episode, host Katty Kay and Scaramucci dissected Trump’s whirlwind week of diplomacy, which included stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Trump delivered speeches, pushed economic deals and attempted to reshape America’s foreign policy stance.
And while critics often describe Trump as isolationist, Scaramucci pointed out that this approach was much more interventionist than expected. “He talked about re-engineering the way America thinks about the Middle East and trying to foment peace and prosperity,” Scaramucci said, adding that even former CIA officials praised Trump’s speech in Saudi Arabia during the U.S.-Saudi investment forum.
