title:  Transition Official Stuns MSNBC Anchor When He Says Not To Take Trump ‘Literally’ (VIDEO)
text: Every single time Donald Trump makes an absurd statement, his supporters rush in to explain what the president-elect really meant. This country will be led by a man who doesn t know how to communicate. According to a member of the transition team, Trump should be taken symbolically, not literally. Well, that s just great.MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle pressed aide Anthony Scaramucci on why Trump hasn t held a news conference since July 27th and the president-elect canceled one scheduled for December 15th.Scaramucci suggested that Trump canceled the news conference because  he s a very precise, very detail-oriented guy  who wants to have  all of the answers to all of the types of questions that s he s gonna get thrown,  according to Politico. Hold on. If he s a detail-oriented guy, then how does this statement that we ve been hearing for months   don t take him literally, take him seriously   make sense?  Ruhle asked.  Because that s sort of the opposite. Then Scaramucci blamed the media. You should definitely take him seriously because he s a man of his word, but I do think that some of the things that happens with the media is when he s sending out tweets or he s speaking in a certain way that sets the hair on fire of the nation s media   particularly the left-leaning media   I think his supporters see that more as symbolism and a rejection of sort of that egg and tomato throwing that he s experienced from June of 2015 when he announced his campaign,  he said.Scaramucci said  some people out there that do get a little crazy with the president-elect.  Well, if he d stop putting terrifying creatures in that swamp, maybe people would calm down a little. Just a suggestion.Ruhle shot back saying that Trump puts information out there but doesn t answer questions.Trump is  the most scrutinized person in the world,  Scaramucci said.  And so [as] a result of which, when that press conference comes, my guess is he s gonna have nine and 10 derivative-like questions, and he just wants to be ready for it. And that s why he delayed it, which I think is a sign of his great temperament and very good judgment. Watch: If that were true, Trump would be able to refrain from attacking people on Twitter. That does not display a  great temperament  or  good judgement.  His own aide is suggesting that Trump isn t prepared for the job. And if we take Trump  symbolically,  that kind of sucks, too. He s the hero of every white supremacist group across the board.Image via screen capture. 