White House Press Secretary resigns

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer resigned Friday, multiple U.S. news outlets reported.

Spicer stepped down after U.S. President Donald Trump appointed New York financier Anthony Scaramucci as the White House communications director, a decision Spicer disagreed with, according to the reports.

The New York Times said Trump had asked Spicer to stay on but Spicer believed that hiring Scaramucci was a major mistake.

Should Spicer have stayed on, he would have worked under Scaramucci.

Spicer has been a controversial figure in the White House since he started his early press briefings with a confrontational manner toward journalists.

Spicer was also known for giving the cold shoulder to the traditional mainstream media and calling on previously lesser known outlets more often.

The rocky start with the press have led to mockery and criticism from the media and spurred rumors of his possible departure just weeks entering the new administration.

Scaramucci, 53, is a U.S. political figure and financier who have taken jobs in various banks and other financial institutions.

He was previously involved in a story released by CNN, which linked him to a Russian investment fund. CNN later retracted the story citing unmet editorial standards.

Scaramucci is set to fill in the position which has been vacated by the previous communications director Mike Dubke in early June.