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Stephanie Grisham
| Stephanie Grisham | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Role: | Former Chief of staff for Melania Trump |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Expertise: | Communications |
| Affiliation: | Republican Party |
| Prior Experience | |
| Donald Trump administration, Trump presidential campaign | |
Stephanie Grisham is a former chief of staff for first lady Melania Trump. She is also a former press secretary in the presidential administration of Donald Trump (R).[1]
Trump named Grisham as the replacement for former press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on June 13, 2019. Melania Trump said in a tweet: "I am pleased to announce @StephGrisham45 will be the next @PressSec & Comms Director! She has been with us since 2015 - @potus & I can think of no better person to serve the Administration & our country. Excited to have Stephanie working for both sides of the @WhiteHouse."[2][3][4] On April 7, 2020, it was announced that Grisham would be stepping down as press secretary to become the first lady's chief of staff. Grisham had previously served as a spokeswoman for Melania Trump while holding the press secretary position.[1]
Grisham was a member of Donald Trump's presidential transition team, a group of advisors tasked with recommending presidential appointments for the incoming administration.[5]
On January 6, 2021, Grisham announced her resignation as first lady Melania Trump's chief of staff.[6]
Career
Grisham owned the communications firm Sound Bite Public Relations, LLC, in Gilbert, Arizona. Her professional experience includes serving as the spokeswoman for AAA Arizona, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne, the Arizona House of Representatives Republican caucus, and then Arizona House Speaker David Gowan.[7][8][9] Grisham worked on Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign.[10]
In 2015, Grisham joined Donald Trump's presidential campaign as a press aide. After he assumed office, she became deputy press secretary for Sean Spicer in 2017. Later that year, she moved to serving as the communications director for Melania Trump. She was then promoted to deputy chief of staff for communications for Melania Trump.[11]
Donald Trump presidential transition team, 2016-2017
Grisham was a member of Donald Trump's presidential transition team in his first presidential term. The transition team was a group of around 100 aides, policy experts, government affairs officials, and former government officials who were tasked with vetting, interviewing, and recommending individuals for top cabinet and staff roles in Trump's administration. She was part of the leadership staff.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CNN, "Grisham out as West Wing press secretary without having held a briefing," April 7, 2020
- ↑ CNN, "Trump taps Melania Trump's spokeswoman as next White House press secretary," June 25, 2019
- ↑ Twitter, "Melania Trump on Twitter," June 25, 2019
- ↑ CNBC, "Sarah Huckabee Sanders is leaving the White House at the end of the month, Trump says," June 13, 2019
- ↑ Politico, "Trump adds vice chairs to transition team, including several women," November 29, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Stephanie Grisham abruptly resigns as Melania Trump's chief of staff," January 6, 2020
- ↑ Tucson Sentinel, "Ex-Tucsonan named spokeswoman for first lady Melania Trump," March 27, 2017
- ↑ AZ Central, "This Arizonan is going to the White House to work for Donald Trump," January 19, 2017
- ↑ CNN, "Melania Trump hires communications director," March 27, 2017
- ↑ Fox 10 Phoenix, "Single mother from the Valley working for the Trump White House," May 18, 2017
- ↑ Fortune, "Who Is Stephanie Grisham? She Might Be Sarah Sanders' Replacement," June 14, 2019
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