Donald Trump bringing trusted aide Hope Hicks back to White House
- Move comes as US president, emboldened by Senate impeachment acquittal, shakes up administration to surround himself with those he trusts
- Hicks will serve as counsellor to Trump, working with his son-in-law Jared Kushner in ‘number of strategic areas’
Hope Hicks, one of US President Donald Trump’s most trusted and longest-serving aides, is returning to the White House as his re-election campaign moves into high gear.
Hicks will be a counsellor to the president, working with presidential son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, according to a person familiar with the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement had not yet been made public.
She will not be part of the White House communications department, but will work closely with Kushner and White House political director Brian Jack “in a number of strategic areas”, a White House official confirmed.
Hicks is expected to start early next month. Details were still being worked out on Thursday.
Hicks, who was one of Trump’s original 2016 campaign staff members and moved with him to Washington after he won, had served as White House communications director before she left in 2018. She moved to California, where she joined the Fox Corporation as executive vice-president and chief communications officer.