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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Fri Jun 5, 2020, 11:07 PM Jun 2020

Balloon head is back!!!

Trump campaign hires ex-aide Jason Miller despite past scandals

President Donald Trump’s reelection team is tapping Jason Miller to serve as a senior adviser, bringing a controversial figure back into the fold as the campaign barrels towards a treacherous final stretch.

Miller, who served as a top adviser on Trump’s 2016 bid, will focus on overall strategy and help to coordinate between the campaign and White House. Two people familiar with the hire said Miller would provide additional support to campaign manager Brad Parscale. While Miller served as chief spokesman four years ago, he will not be running communications, a role filled by Tim Murtaugh.

After the 2016 election, Miller was named White House communications director. But weeks before Trump’s inauguration he backed out after reports emerged that he had an extramarital affair and impregnated another campaign official, A.J. Delgado. In the ensuing months, Miller was engaged in a protracted custody battle with her. He later stepped down from his position as a commentator on CNN and has an ongoing lawsuit against an online media outlet over what he has called a defamatory report about his personal life.

Yet Miller has remained close with Trump, who has kept up with loyalists he credits with helping to guide his 2016 campaign. Bill Stepien, a top adviser on Trump’s first presidential bid, was recently elevated to deputy campaign manager. Kellyanne Conway, who was Trump’s campaign manager, has been White House counselor his entire first term. Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie, two other top officials, recently met with Trump to express concern about his reelection prospects. Justin Clark, another longtime adviser, is helping to spearhead the GOP legal fight over voting rules.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/trump-campaign-hires-ex-aide-jason-miller-despite-past-scandals/ar-BB1562X3?li=BBnb7Kz
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Balloon head is back!!! (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 OP
He's having to recycle now. No new people want to work in his administration. Laffy Kat Jun 2020 #1
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