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Trump taps Mike Dubke to be White House communications director
David Jackson
USA TODAY
President Trump plans to appoint the founder of a conservative media relations firm to be his White House communications director, an official confirmed Friday.
Mike Dubke, founder of Crossroads Media, essentially replaces Jason Miller, who accepted the communications director job and then changed his mind in December, citing family reasons.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer has also been serving as communications director, and Dubke's hiring will help ease the burden on him.
Dubke has essentially already started; he was spotted at Trump's news conference on Thursday.
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