DHAKA: Hope Hicks, the White House communications director and one of President Trump's longest-serving advisers, is to step down, reports BBC quoting the administration, reports BBC.

The 29-year-old former model and ex-Trump Organization employee has been by Trump's side for years.
She is reported to have told colleagues she felt she had accomplished all she could in the White House.
She is the fourth person to serve as White House communications chief.

White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said it remained unclear when Hicks would leave the administration.
She said her resignation was not connected to testimony she gave to the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday (February 27).

Hicks is reported to have admitted to the panel that she had occasionally told what amounted to "white lies" for President Trump. But she denied lying about anything relevant to the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election, US media reported.

During the election campaign, Hicks served as press secretary. She took over as the head of the White House communications team last August, after the abrupt firing of Anthony Scaramucci.
Before him, Sean Spicer and Mike Dubke both served in the role - which involves overseeing a busy press department.
But Ms Hicks has kept a remarkably low profile in the job.

"Hope is outstanding and has done great work for the last three years. She is as smart and thoughtful as they come, a truly great person," Trump said in a statement.

Nicknamed "Hopester" byTrump, she is said to be one of his most trusted aides and among the few who could challenge him to change his views.

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