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Trump appoints four campaign advisers to new positions in the White House
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Trump appoints four campaign advisers to new positions in the White House

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is bringing four advisers from his presidential campaign to his new White House as deputy chiefs of staff, including two longtime aides and the political director who played a key role in his victory.

Trump announced Wednesday that longtime aide Dan Scavino will serve as deputy without giving up a specific portfolio, campaign political director James Blair as deputy for legislative, political and public affairs, and Taylor Budowich as deputy chief of staff for communications and personnel. All will hold the rank of Assistant to the President.

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Trump also formally announced that Stephen Miller, an immigration hardliner, will become deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser. This was confirmed earlier on Monday by newly elected Vice President JD Vance.

Blair was the political director of Trump’s campaign and, once Trump became the presumptive Republican Party nominee, the political director of the Republican National Committee. He previously worked on Trump’s 2020 campaign in Florida and was a top aide to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

Scavino was a senior adviser to Trump’s campaign and during his first term in the White House, he worked as social media director.

He started working for Trump as a caddy at one of Trump’s golf courses, and was part of the small group of staffers who traveled around the country with the president throughout the campaign. He regularly posts memes and videos of Trump’s campaign travels online, cataloging the campaign from the inside on social media.

Before joining the campaign, Budowich worked for the pro-Trump Super PAC, Maga Inc., and after Trump left office, Budowich served as his spokesperson while working for Trump’s political action committee, Save America.

“Dan, Stephen, James and Taylor were best in class advisors to my winning campaign, and I know they will serve the American people honorably in the White House,” Trump said in a statement. “They will continue to work hard to Make America Great Again in their respective new roles.”

Miller is one of Trump’s longest-serving aides, dating back to his first campaign for the White House. He was a senior adviser during Trump’s first term and played a central role in many of his policy decisions, particularly on immigration, including Trump’s move to separate thousands of immigrant families as a deterrent program in 2018.