Welcome to the White House, Hope!
trumps ava braun – HH https://t.co/4VwmAzue1X
— ROSIE (@Rosie) August 16, 2017
Hicks was named interim communications director earlier in the day:
Hope Hicks, longtime aide to @POTUS, named interim White House communications director, Fox News has learned https://t.co/qCBIjcIDd2 pic.twitter.com/3NEiBJFnLZ
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 16, 2017
From Fox News:
Hope Hicks, the 28-year-old press aide who has worked with President Trump since before the campaign, has been named interim White House communications director.
A senior White House source confirmed to Fox News that Hicks will fill the role until the White House finds a permanent replacement.
A White House official also said in a brief statement that she “will work with White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders and all of the communications team” as interim director. “We will make an announcement on a permanent communications director at the appropriate time,” the official said.
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