Scaramucci said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland have been ``masterful'' in their dealings with Trump and should be applauded for negotiating a new North American trade deal.

"Some people think I quit the show, that CBS made up this air-cover for me," said Anthony Scaramucci. "It's totally not true."

The U.S. government shutdown is now 23 days old and shows no sign of a resolution.

White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump's most loyal aides, is resigning.

Only 16 per cent of those surveyed in a new Ipsos poll think Trump's presidency has been good for Canada.

Some top officials who were part of Donald Trump's administration at the start of the year are no longer there.

Others tried without much success, and now the job of keeping President Donald Trump on message has fallen to Hope Hicks, a young aide who entered his orbit not knowing the ride would eventually take her to the pinnacle of Washington politics.

The New York Times later cited White House officials stating that Bannon had submitted his resignation on August 7.

Anthony Scaramucci pulled no punches when asked about Steve Bannon during an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Monday night.

Anthony Scaramucci criticized Donald Trump’s response to the violent clashes in Charlottesville, Va. — and suggested more changes may be coming to the U.S. president’s staff — in his first interview since being fired.