Hope Hicks to be named White House communications director

Hope Hicks, a longtime member of President Donald Trump’s communications team, will assume the role of White House communications director on a permanent basis, a senior administration official confirmed Sept 12. Hicks had taken on the role of communications director on an interim basis since Aug, when she filled the job following the short-lived tenure of Anthony Scaramucci. The 28-year-old Hicks was among the first members of Trump’s presidential campaign, joining it after working for the Trump Organization. She is the third White House communications director of Trump’s presidency, following Scaramucci, who held the job for less than two weeks, and Mike Dubke, who resigned last May.