US President Donald Trump has named 28-year-old Hope Hicks as the interim White House communications director to take over the position vacated by the controversial Anthony Scaramucci.
“Hope Hicks will work with White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders and all of the communications team and serve as the Interim White House Communications Director,” a white House official said in a statement to Politico on Wednesday.
Hicks is the fifth person to take the job under Trump and the youngest in US history since the position was created back in 1969.
Trump’s longest-serving aide also worked as his press secretary on the campaign trail.
“We will make an announcement on a permanent communications director at the appropriate time,” the official added.
Ahead of taking the new post, Hicks served as the White House director of strategic communications.
