Hope Hicks is an American public relations executive and political advisor serving as a senior counselor to President Donald Trump. She previously served as White House director of strategic communications from January to September 2017 and as White House communications director from August 2017 until March 2018. She resigned from the Trump administration on March 29, 2018, and returned to assume the position on March 9, 2020.
While working for the public relations firm Hitzik Strategies, Hope did some PR work for Ivanka Trump’s clothing line. In 2014 she was hired by the Trump Organization full-time. At first, she worked exclusively for Ivanka before transferring to work directly for Donald Trump. She eventually was promoted to Director of Communications for the Trump Organization. Her peak salary at the Trump Organization was $71,689. In 2016 she became the Press Secretary for Trump for America, Inc, the presidential transition team. Her salary while working for Donald J. Trump For President, Inc, Hope Hick’s salary was bumped to $141,417. She also received $21,830 from Trump for America, Inc.
A former child model, Hicks was an employee of the Trump Organization before becoming press secretary and early communications director for the Trump 2016 presidential campaign, as well as the national press secretary for the presidential transition team.She was Trump’s longest-serving political aide at the time of her resignation.
Hicks served as the 1st White House Director of Strategic Communications under President Donald Trump from January 2017 to September 2017. From September 2017 to March 2018 she served as the White House Director of Communications under Trump. Hope Hicks was also the acting White House Director of Communications before taking the official title. In March 2020 she became the Counselor to the President under Donald Trump. She resigned from the Trump administration in 2018 before returning in 2020.
During that 2018 – 2020 period, Hicks worked as chief communications officer for Fox Corporation. During her time at Fox, Hicks received $1.9 million in compensation for less than 1.5 years worth of work. At the time she left the White House in 2018, her last financial disclosure showed that hope had just $15,000 worth of total assets.
In October 2020 she tested positive for COVID-19 shortly before President Donald Trump and his wife Melania tested positive
