Scaramucci brings Wall Street pitchman skills to White House

Anthony Scaramucci, the Trump administration’s just-hired communications director, has a lot in common with his new boss.

Both made it in Manhattan after coming from the city’s outskirts. Both enjoy the limelight, attracting attention by writing books and hosting TV shows. And both are best known within their industries for their salesmanship.

A financier with no formal public relations experience may seem like an odd choice for President Donald Trump’s top spokesman. But Scaramucci is a networker, not a trader. A frequent presence on on business television, he’s the glad-handing host of an annual conference in Las Vegas where some