Election 2020 Odds: Bloomberg May Beat Trump And Be Next US President, Scaramucci Predicts

Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci, who served as the White House Director of Communications from July 21 to 31, 2017, is convinced billionaire and former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg has what it takes to beat president Donald Trump in 2020.

As a centrist, Bloomberg will appeal to moderate voters and those with Trump fatigue, contends Scaramucci.

“Those 15 percent to 18 percent of the people, I think they are exhausted," said Saramucci Tuesday during the SALT leadership conference in Abu Dhabi taking place from Dec. 9 to 11. "I think they have a level of Trump fatigue."

But Bloomberg running against Trump still remains a long-shot given the former is way behind Democratic Party frontrunners, former vice president Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), in the contest to secure the Democratic nomination. This roadblock doesn’t faze Scaramucci, however.

“If Mayor Bloomberg, if Mike were to get the nomination, he would beat the president,” said Scaramucci.

Scaramucci said Bloomberg's "a very sound guy and a very good business manager." These reasons make him a a worthy opponent and capable of beating the re-electing Trump. "I think he’ll beat him,” he added.

Bloomberg launched his 2020 presidential campaign on November 21 when he filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission.

Organized by SkyBridge Capital, which Scaramucci founded in 2005, SALT is a global thought leadership forum fostering collaboration at the intersection of finance, technology and geopolitics. SALT, which stands for "SkyBridge ALTernatives," was first held in 2009.

Scaramucci again repeated his assertion Trump might not run for re-election in 2020 if the impeachment proceedings against him turn sour.

"He has to be very careful with things like that because once that waterfall starts and the president is in the barrel heading for the cliff, so to speak, and there’s more information that comes out. As that waterfall of information cascades, it could be quite damaging to him."

Scaramucci also said Trump is still his own worst enemy and has damaged his own image.

"I don’t think America’s image, frankly, has been damaged yet by President Trump, but his image has been damaged. If you see the interaction at NATO or the G-7 over the summer, I think his image has been damaged."