Hope Hicks to Resign as White House Communications Director

[mobeau69]

Source: NYT

Hope Hicks, the White House communications director and one of President Trump’s longest-serving advisers, said Wednesday that she plans to leave the White House in the coming weeks.

Ms. Hicks, 29, a former model who joined Mr. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign without any experience in politics, became known as one of the few aides who understood his personality and style and could challenge the president to change his views.

Ms. Hicks had been considering leaving for several months. She told colleagues that she had accomplished what she felt she could with a job that made her one of the most powerful people in Washington, and that there would never be a perfect moment to leave, according to White House aides.

Her resignation came a day after she testified for eight hours before the House Intelligence Committee, telling the panel that in her job, she had occasionally been required to tell white lies but had never lied about anything connected to the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/us/politics/hope-hicks-resign-communications-director.html

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[BumRushDaShow]

1. NYT link

Hope Hicks to Resign as White House Communications Director

By MAGGIE HABERMANFEB. 28, 2018

Hope Hicks, the White House communications director and one of President Trump’s longest-serving advisers, said Wednesday that she was resigning.

Ms. Hicks, 29, a former model who joined Mr. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign without any experience in politics, became known as one of the few aides who understood his personality and style and could challenge the president to change his views.

Ms. Hicks had been considering leaving for several months. She told colleagues that she had accomplished what she felt she could with a job that made her one of the most powerful people in Washington, and that there would never be a perfect moment to leave, according to White House aides.

Her resignation came a day after she testified for eight hours before the House Intelligence Committee, telling the panel that in her job, she had occasionally been required to tell white lies but had never lied about anything connected to the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/us/politics/hope-hicks-resign-communications-director.html

[mobeau69]

2. You da man.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Da lady! :P But was about to post!!

[mobeau69]

16. Da Woman it is!

The rat ship is going down!

[BumRushDaShow]

23. :-D

[BigmanPigman]

19. This didn't mention the void that will remain when someone's pants need

to be pressed? Hope was the official "presser" who would steam his pants with a portable steamer while he was wearing them since he liked a nice crease. The Moron would bark at her, "Hope, where's the machine?!?! Get the machine!" when he would be traveling on his plane since he cares so much about his appearance. Now who will get on their knees and steam his trousers? Sarah Fuckubee Sanders? Kellyanne?

[BumRushDaShow]

26. Yuppers

As I posted in #5, he probably won't have his jet-setting daughter around that much to fill the void and you know that Melania ain't touching that.

I suppose he could try to fall back on his long-time secretary Rhona Graff. Or he'll pick up someone else (preferably his daughter's age or younger) as he has always done.

[OhNo-Really]

27. Doesn't Sarah Huckleberry do Pressers?

[BigmanPigman]

29. Hope's title before working for the Moron was

"press secretary". REALLY! I am not kidding! You can't make this shit up!

[OhNo-Really]

42. I pity Borowitz & The Onion. Irony's on holiday, DoubleTake Steps In

[NBachers]

44. Don't worry, John Barron's out scouting replacements as we speak.

[iluvtennis]

4. Another one bites the dust...good. BTW, does anyone think like I do that Trump seems to believe

that firing ppl or making them resign somehow means they can't testify against him.

Look at history, Flynn, Comey, Preibus, Bannon, etc. Trump seem to think if they were no longer a part of his admin, they couldn't testify against him. Guess that's Trumpian [non]logic.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. I don't think this is a firing

I think this is her (or maybe her family, who were suposedly liberal/progressive) doing an intervention and getting through to her to get out of dodge. She was basically his valet and trophy-on-the-side and it seems that he may not be able to function without her there - particularly if his jet-setting wife-daughter isn't there to pick up the vacuum that will be left.

But it is too late. If she was the one who helped craft that bullshit lie "memo" on the plane, then she is toast.

[Corgigal]

14. I hope you're right.

I wanted her family to grab her, in a net if they must and get her out of there. She's over her head, and not ready for prime time. Trump didn't give a damn, he just wanted something pretty flashing by, like a piece of furniture, not a living thing.

[mobeau69]

17. I think these morons think that if they leave the WH Mueller will leave them alone.

[BumRushDaShow]

20. Well people like Bannon knew better.

Not sure about this one though...

[OhNo-Really]

28. And possibly pleaing out of an indictment?

[BumRushDaShow]

30. I speculated in post #15

that Mueller might wait a bit before acting on her because he is loaded up with a lot of low-hanging fruit that needs to be taken care of - i.e., stuff involving Manafort, and perhaps others whose names pop in and out of the investigation's discourse like Page & Sater.

She would really need to lawyer up in any case.

[MFM008]

33. She thinks

She can run.......
Run home to her wife beating boyfriend and hide from
Mueller.

[BumRushDaShow]

38. "The book"

...described how her family thought she was nuts getting involved with Drumpf, given their liberal leanings, and begged her to stay away. But she had other ideas. Now she may be implicated in drafting the lie "memo" about Jr.'s meeting with the Russians. I don't know what legal issues there are regarding authors of things like that for a President to use/sign (see John Yoo's "torture memo" ) but the stuff that she was probably exposed to "backstairs at the WH" might be breathtaking.

[still_one]

45. I don't know what her family background is, but there is no doubt that Hicks is loyal to the racist,

sexist, bigot in the WH, and had no problem dating the wife beater rob porter, and with this "white lie" admission, to use your words, she is toast, and better get lawyered up

[BumRushDaShow]

54. Here is some info

which includes in part -

She comes from a family well-versed in politics and public relations.

Her parents met while they were working on Capitol Hill—her mother as legislative aide for a democrat from Tennessee and her father as chief of staff for a republican congressman from Connecticut. Her father, Paul Hicks III, served as CEO of the Americas for Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide and as executive vice president of communications and public affairs for the National Football League before starting his current job as managing director of the Glover Park Group. Her late grandfather, Paul Hicks, was in charge of public relations for Texaco.

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/news/a9056/hope-hicks-facts/

She worked for and hung out with Ivanka.

As a note, the Drumpfs were never RW-loons in NYC. They were the "big business"/Rockefeller types that were liberal with social issues. This doesn't preclude Drumpf's decades of racism in partnership with his father, but the typical "wedge issues" weren't on their radar until the past couple Presidential elections.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. You need the NYT link in there or they may lock the thread

for not having a link.... and especially since someone else has posted it just after you!

[mobeau69]

7. I was going to delete it but I hate to do that after

others have posted. No what I mean? Anyway, thanks a lot.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. You were first and the tweet had the link!

[orangecrush]

9. Something big going down, Hope?

Something is coming soon.

Gut feeling.

[SDJay]

10. Ha!

Link to tweet

[BumRushDaShow]

12. That tweet is a DUzy!!!!

[mobeau69]

18. I'm stealing that!

[SDJay]

21. Why Not?

I did. I don't know who Marre Giller is, but that's gold, Jerry, gold!

[MFM008]

35. Roflmfao

[Kablooie]

11. What does this mean?

Could this mean she's flipped for Mueller?

[BumRushDaShow]

15. I think she realizes that she is up shit's creek

and then some.

When she testified that she had "occasionally been required to tell little white lies", she was toast. She knows probably more than most and I think Mueller will let her hang out there for a bit to let her sweat (a lot) before making a plea move.... assuming that he can charge her with something at this point to get the ball rolling.

[SayItLoud]

13. Ah, love, sweet love....

Her bashing boyfriend isn't around anymore. She's admitted she lies for the Fn MORON, what's left?

Let's hope that the only media outlet wanting her 2 cents (which we could never trust) is Faux News where they really like young women. Or maybe Sinclair will hire her!

Hicks, tRump's longtime personal assistant, Rhona Graff and his bodyguard form a triangle that can't hide all the collusion, lies, phone calls with traitors and most of all meetings that The Fn MORON is bound to deny ever having.

He said she said he said...

[keithbvadu2]

22. Required to lie... Is that in the job description?

[Grins]

24. Hey!!! Ease up on Hope Hicks.

It's not easy putting in all those hours and then having to go home to a couple rounds each night v. Rob Porter.

[Weed Man]

25. Who didn't see this coming from a mile away?

Not me....

[SummerSnow]

31. They should be a Big Brother DC Edition.

[Honeycombe8]

32. Another liar bites the dust. Is there ANYONE in that place that is ethical or with good character?nt

[SDJay]

39. Is It Just Me...

or does it seem like EVERYONE in that shithole of an administration has this smug look on their face constantly, her included? It's a fault of mine, but I've always been incredibly annoyed by dumb people who have that type of smirk on their face because they think they're really smart. It's as if every scumbag in that WH thinks they're getting over on the entire world.

I look forward to her comeuppance, much like everyone else's in that place.

[Honeycombe8]

40. Yes, I noticed. A smug "We will not be questioned. We're better than everyone in the world."nt

[Chrysanthemum]

50. I feel the same way

Although the evil smirks aren't limited to the White House. Just think of Paul Ryan!

[CentralMass]

55. The GOP in general seems like a collective bag of @$$holes.

[SCVDem]

34. This administration is

Hopeless!

[bluestarone]

36. Well now does this mean another book coming??

Man we could all take a guess HOW MANY BOOKS DEALS WILL COME ABOUT! hahahahaha before this nightmare ends!

[honest.abe]

37. Trump is now completely Hopeless!

But I guess he was already.

[mobeau69]

41. CNN writer for Wolf Blitzer's opening: "Losing Hope".

[mulsh]

43. She'll quickly move somewhere without an extradition treaty with the U.S.A.

N/t

[NBachers]

46. Her guts are tied up in knots, starting with yesterday's testimony. It's finally dawning on her

what a world of trouble she's got herself into, and it ain't going away.

Muller's going to let those guts twist and churn 'till she's frantic scared panicked. Then he's going to start tightening the screws- turning up the dials . . . introducing her to new dimensions of terror . . .

[mobeau69]

49. Good writing. nt

[yorkie77]

47. I think she was fired

How could they keep someone who admitted she lied for the President? Is there no loyalty????

[Skittles]

48. and the irony is

the "president" LIES MULTIPLE TIMES EVERY FREAKING DAY

[Blue Owl]

51. The Great White Lies Hope

n/t

[betsuni]

52. Abandon Hope all ye who enter here.

[area51]

53. So, did she resign "to spend more time with her family"?