The Republican National Committee has hired a new director of Hispanic communications in hopes of improving its poor standing with Latino voters, according to a statement released late Wednesday.

Helen Aguirre Ferre, a former journalist with 25 years experience, will be charged with reaching millions of Latino voters and cementing more support for the presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.

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