Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli wants Scaramucci's job

[Jimbo101]

Rawstory

Disgraced former pharmaceuticals executive "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli has put himself forward as an unlikely candidate for the recently vacated White House communications director job.

Shkreli, who is currently on trial for securities fraud in New York, wrote on his Facebook page amid the fallout from Scaramucci’s firing, “In for comms director.”

Shkreli’s use of social media during his trial is likely to irk his lawyers, with judges having previously barred Shkreli from discussing his case with the media or on the internet. The defendant had previously held impromptu media briefings in which he berated judges and witnesses in the case, leading to concerns jurors would be unable to reach an impartial verdict about him.

Shkreli’s presumably tongue-in-cheek interest in the coomunications director job is a reversal of his previous position on working for the Trump administration.

During the presidential campaign, Shkreli tweeted his support for Trump, but when quizzed by a Buzzfeed reporter over whether he would work for the campaign, replied: “My gifts to the world belong in private service, not public.”

When asked his opinion of Shkreli in September, 2015, the future president replied: "He looks like a spoiled brat to me. You want to know the truth? He looks like a spoiled brat."

[maveric]

1. Why not?

Meet the new scoundrel. Same as the old scoundrel.

[gratuitous]

2. What job is that?

Unemployed nitwit whose latest wife is suing him for divorce because he's such an incredible jerk? I don't know what that pays, but Shkreli he has many of the prerequisites cornered.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

3. He'd be perfect!

He has no qualms whatsoever about ripping people off, no sympathy or empathy for anyone. Heck, he should run for President next!