White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications
In office April 21, 2020 – January 20, 2021
President
Donald Trump
Preceded by
Stephanie Grisham (White House Communications Director)
Succeeded by
Kate Bedingfield (White House Communications Director)
White House Director of Social Media
In office January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021
President
Donald Trump
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Rob Flaherty (Digital Strategy)
Personal details
Born
Daniel Scavino Jr.
New York, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Jennifer Scavino
(m. 2000; div. 2018)
Children
2
Education
State University of New York, Plattsburgh (BA)
Daniel Scavino Jr. is an American political adviser who served in the Trump administration as White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications from 2020 to 2021, and Director of Social Media from 2017 to 2021.[1][2] Scavino previously was the general manager of Trump National Golf Club Westchester, and the director of social media for the Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign.[3]
^Schutzman, Nina (December 22, 2016). "Trump names Dan Scavino White House social media director". USA Today. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
^Haberman, Maggie (April 21, 2020). "Dan Scavino Promoted as Meadows Shuffles White House Communications Team". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
^Restuccia, Rew; Lippman, Daniel; Johnson, Eliana (May 16, 2019). "'Get Scavino in here': Trump's Twitter guru is the ultimate insider". POLITICO. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
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