White House press secretary Sean Spicer abruptly resigned on Friday in protest at Scaramucci's hiring
Spicer's tenure was one of the shortest ever for a White House spokesperson
Trump offered Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci, a longtime supporter, the White House communications post
Ukrainian embassy in Washington denied allegations it had 'colluded' with Democrats against the Trump campaign
Sean Spicer defended the statement by saying it had been written in part by a Jewish staff member
Trump has repeatedly stated he would have won the popular vote were it not for millions of people voting illegally.