President Trump signaled a return to the fold for Sean Spicer and Reince Priebus, two figures who fell from grace during the turbulent early part of his presidency, awarding them posts on the commission for White House fellowships.
Priebus was Trump’s first chief of staff but served only seven months before being replaced by John Kelly, making his the shortest term in the job ever. It brought to an end relentless rumors that he had failed to build a power center amid rivals who jostled for influence.
Spicer resigned days earlier as press secretary, following a difficult tenure marked by repeated clashes with journalists that began at his first news conference, when he claimed the 2017 inauguration crowd was “the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period, both in person and around the globe.”
He later admitted that he “screwed up.”
Spicer resigned when Trump appointed Anthony Scaramucci to be White House communications director.
The commission interviews candidates for full-time, paid positions working with senior White House staff, cabinet secretaries, and other senior government officials.
