1. John Hogan Gidley is an American political aide who served as White House Deputy Press Secretary from 2019 to 2020 in the Donald Trump administration.
11 Facts About Hogan Gidley
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In July 2020, Gidley became the press secretary of Trump's reelection campaign.
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Hogan Gidley graduated from the University of Mississippi with a degree in broadcast journalism and a minor in political science in 1998.
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In college, Hogan Gidley was a member of the Young Republicans and of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
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Hogan Gidley was director of communications for Rick Santorum's 2012 presidential campaign.
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The Trump administration announced on October 10,2017, that Hogan Gidley would serve as Deputy Press Secretary, and he started his job at the White House the next day.
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In February 2018, Hogan Gidley said that Trump was speaking "tongue-in-cheek" when he said it was "treasonous" for Democrats not to applaud him during the State of the Union address.
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In January 2019, Hogan Gidley was promoted to deputy press secretary, succeeding Raj Shah.
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Stephanie Grisham was named to the position, with Hogan Gidley continuing as deputy press secretary.
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In June 2020, Hogan Gidley resigned as deputy press secretary to serve as the national press secretary of the Trump reelection campaign.
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Hogan Gidley was succeeded as deputy press secretary by Brian R Morgenstern, a former official in the United States Department of the Treasury.