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Trump doesn’t like hearing that he owes partial credit for his victory to anyone but himself. On Tuesday, Trump suggested Sessions only supported him because of big Alabama crowds.

“When they say he endorsed me, I went to Alabama,” Trump told The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, recalling Sessions’ key endorsement. “I had 40,000 people. He was a senator from Alabama. I won the state by a lot, massive numbers. A lot of the states I won by massive numbers. But he was a senator, he looks at 40,000 people and he probably says, ‘What do I have to lose?’ And he endorsed me. So it’s not like a great loyal thing about the endorsement. But I’m very disappointed in Jeff Sessions.”

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Trump repeated his disappointment at a joint press conference on Tuesday afternoon with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri. But after a second question, Trump said he wanted to Sessions to crack down more on leakers.

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Trump’s used his aggressive management style against his own press office this week.

On Friday, after months of uncertainty in the White House communications office, Trump appointed Scaramucci as communications director without the consent of Reince Priebus, his chief of staff. Trump then stressed Scaramucci would report directly to him.

If that weren’t enough of a slight, Scaramucci issued a stark warning to White House staffers on Monday and Tuesday, saying he would fire anyone caught leaking. The war on leaks is a top priority to Trump.

On Tuesday, Scaramucci let go of his first staffer, Michael Short. Scaramucci forced Short to resign over alleged leaking, but reports indicate Trump was not happy Short left his campaign in mid-2016, only to be hired by Priebus in January.

It’s a sign that Scaramucci will look to weed out anyone inside the West Wing who isn’t 100 percent loyal to Trump.[lz_pagination]