After he found out about Scaramucci’s appointment, Bannon had a very “aggressive” confrontation with Trump that some in the West Wing viewed as remarkable, people with direct knowledge of the encounter said. Another person familiar with the encounter said Bannon’s behavior was “embarrassing.”…

Spicer saw it as a personal affront to work for Scaramucci and told the president that it couldn’t work. Spicer had expected to evolve into more of a full-time communications director role because he was essentially no longer the public-facing press secretary, having turned over the podium…

But Spicer never was going to fully understand Trump. Trump wanted him to be combative — but then would say he was too combative. And at the end of the day, several White House officials said, Spicer could never get past that first day’s briefing, when Trump forced him to falsely boast about the inauguration crowd size. Other embarrassing moments included being kept out of the loop on why Trump fired Comey, and then giving an explanation the president later contradicted.