Donald Trump names his 2020 re-election campaign manager as Brad Parscale

US President Donald Trump is naming former digital adviser Brad Parscale as his campaign manager of his 2020 re-election campaign, it has emerged.

In a statement, the Trump campaign said Parscale will lead “advanced planning” for the 2020 effort, and that the campaign will also be engaged in the 2018 midterm elections – which are shaping up to be a challenging environment for Republicans.

Parscale, an Austin-based digital consultant and ally of Trump son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, ran the Trump campaign’s sophisticated digital operations in 2016. 

In an interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes last year, Parscale described how a team that grew to 100 people created 50,000 to 60,000 ads on Facebook daily to reach different swathes of Trump supporters to maximise support and online donations.

In a statement Eric Trump, the president’s middle son and a prominent figure in the campaign, said Parscale “has our family’s complete trust and is the perfect person to be at the helm of the campaign.”