President-elect Donald Trump has named RNC Senior Strategist and Communications Director Sean Spicer as the White House Press Secretary.
BREAKING: Trump announces that Sean Spicer will be his White House Press Secretary
— CNBC (@CNBC) December 22, 2016
Thank you @realDonaldTrump for this amazing honor. Excited to join Hope Hicks @DanScavino @JasonMillerinDC https://t.co/amZth0zD4j #MAGA
— Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) December 22, 2016
Spicer has been on the shortlist for the position for the past couple of weeks. Kellyanne Conway, who is now Trump's senior counselor, declined the position last week.