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Hamilton Alum joins the Trump Administration in White House
By Emily Eisler ’17
February 23, 2017
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Mike Dubke ’92, founder of Crossroads Media, has been hired as the Trump White House’s new communications director. Some inside the White House are reportedly disgruntled that the post did not go to a Trump campaign insider, after Trump’s original pick, former Trump transition spokesman Jason Miller, stepped aside before the inauguration to spend more time with his family. Sean Spicer has served both as press secretary and communications director since Trump’s inaguration.
Crossroads Media is a Republican media services firm founded in 2001. Though its clients have been connected with opposition to Trump, specifically, such as Carl Rove, senior strategist during the Geroge W. Bush administration, the White House insists that none of the political ad maker’s campaigns attacked the Trump campaign specifically. Despite this, the appointment has still, according to many, stirred up controversy in an already reeling White House.
Hamilton College students have been reacting to the alum’s appointment, posting on facebook, critiquing Dubke’s politics.