SEND IN THE CLOWN!

Scaramouche was a 1952 movie. Here is the plot

When the wicked Marquis de Maynes (Mel Ferrer) kills Andre Moreau's (Stewart Granger) best friend in a sword fighting duel and steals his love, Aline (Janet Leigh), the Frenchman vows revenge. While hiding out with a theatrical troupe and posing as the clown Scaramouche, Moreau works with the Marquis' very own fencing instructor to hone his skill with the sword. Once he feels he's up to task, he returns to the city to claim his revenge and win back Aline.

Note the similarity to the appointment of Anthony Scaramucci as Trump’s new communications director. He has joined the theatrical group known as the Trump administration and is playing a clown.