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struggle4progress

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Tue Jun 23, 2020, 03:37 PM Jun 2020

White House press official to take job as campaign spokesman

BY BRETT SAMUELS - 06/23/20 12:29 PM EDT 221

Deputy White House press secretary Hogan Gidley is moving over to President Trump's reelection campaign, where he will serve as a top spokesman, people familiar with the matter confirmed Tuesday.

Gidley, who has served in the White House press shop since 2017, will take over as the Trump campaign's national press secretary. That role was previously filled by Kayleigh McEnany, who is now the White House press secretary.

"Hogan Gidley has been at the President’s side for three years and now he joins the fight to re-elect him,” campaign manager Brad Parscale said ...

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/504090-white-house-press-official-to-take-job-as-trump-campaign-spokesman



... Gidley served as the director of Huck PAC. His past activities include director of media operations for Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Executive Director of the South Carolina Republican Party, Press Secretary to the David Beasley for Senate campaign, the Karen Floyd for Superintendent of Education campaign, and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole's campaign committee. He was the director of communications for the 2012 presidential campaign of Rick Santorum ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogan_Gidley

https://i.insider.com/5ca37cc96b5265197b65772e?width=1300&format=jpeg&auto=webp

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White House press official to take job as campaign spokesman (Original Post) struggle4progress Jun 2020 OP
Aw, sweet!! I love this guy!! Leghorn21 Jun 2020 #1
looks better in a tux than Donald stillcool Jun 2020 #3
disgusting trash CurtEastPoint Jun 2020 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author yonder Jun 2020 #4
Hey Hogan, you better pack your lunch if you plan on getting tRUMP "re-elected" when he hasn't abqtommy Jun 2020 #5

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abqtommy

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5. Hey Hogan, you better pack your lunch if you plan on getting tRUMP "re-elected" when he hasn't
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 05:15 PM
Jun 2020

won any previous elections!

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