Jonathan Swan at Axios: Hope Hicks Expected to Take Over Comms Director Duties.
Hope Hicks is expected to take over the duties of the White House communications director on an interim basis, per a source familiar with the arrangements.Congratulations on your new job as communications director for a disgusting white supremacist, Hope Hicks. Shame on you.
The big picture: A lot of people think she is the only one who can do the job, and it shouldn't be ruled out that Hicks, who didn't actively seek the job, could last in the position on a more permanent basis.
...Trump wants someone he knows in the job: Trump trusts Hicks to speak on his behalf in a way he'll never trust another member of the comms staff, viewing her almost as another daughter. Bringing in an outsider like Mike Dubke was a disaster, as the president never trusted him.
...People who really know Hicks inside the White House say she is chronically underestimated due to her age and past career experience, but she gets Trump in a way others don't due to the experience of the grueling campaign.
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