“I’m watching a brutal train wreck unfold for JD Vance.”

Anthony Scaramucci, a once-close ally of former President Trump who is now a vocal critic, has issued a warning to Trump’s running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance (right).

Scaramucci, who is supporting Trump’s rival Vice President Harris in the race for the White House, told the Sunday Times Magazine in an interview that “I see a wiser version of myself” when I look at Vance.

“I’m watching a brutal train wreck unfold for JD Vance,” Scaramucci told the British outlet.

The self-described “Wall Street Brother” said working with a life coach helped gain insight into Trump and leading Republicans campaigning for him, including Vance, who once asked whether Trump was “America’s Hitler.”

“You’re never his friend,” Scaramucci said of the former president. “If you think you’re his friend, then you don’t understand the relationship. You are in a transaction with Donald Trump. You are an object in his field of vision. You are not a person to Donald Trump.”

He also questioned whether Trump’s allies believe he is a good person.

“The answer is obviously no. It’s like, ‘I’m going to hold my nose and support him because it’s better for me,'” he said. “A lot of people have argued about me, ‘You knew he was an asshole in 2016 and you supported him.’ And I will ask for it. But after eight years of documented information about Trump, there is none [defense].”

Vance, who is in his first term in the Senate, has defended his about-face against Trump, saying he regrets his previous criticism and was wrong. He has struggled in polls: On average, 47.1 percent of voters surveyed said they had a negative opinion of him, compared to 42.5 percent who had a positive opinion of him, according to The Hill’s poll tracker /Decision Desk HQ.

Scaramucci – often referred to by his nickname “The Mooch” – served as White House communications director for 11 days under Trump before he was fired after an explosive, expletive-laden call with a reporter.

Scaramucci, 60, now co-hosts a podcast called “The Rest Is Politics: US,” which has quickly gained popularity since its release in April.

Trump has downplayed his once friendly relationship with Scaramucci.

In a post on X, then known as Twitter, Trump wrote in 2019 that although his former communications director conducted interviews about him, he “knows very little about me.”

Trump’s campaign team also dismissed Scaramucci’s criticism.

“Nobody is going to listen to someone who barely lasted longer than an expired ham sandwich as White House communications director,” Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said earlier.

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