President Trump is on his fourth White House press secretary.
Campaign spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany will fill the role as Stephanie Grisham moves back to the East Wing, according to the New York Times.
McEnany’s hiring is the first major personnel move by chief of staff Mark Meadows, who recently resigned from Congress to take the White House position. It’s unclear whether McEnany will revive the White House daily briefing. In her nine months in the role, Grisham did not hold any news briefings, preferring to let Trump speak for himself.
McEnany, 31, has been a staunch defender of Trump, frequently appearing on television, which the president has seen as a vital duty of his spokesperson. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School and a former spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee. McEnany has also been a CNN commentator.
Alyssa Farah, a spokeswoman at the Pentagon, will also join the White House communications office. Farah, who is close with Meadows, previously was a spokeswoman for Vice President Mike Pence.
The White House announced Tuesday that Grisham would be transitioning back to first lady Melania Trump’s office as a spokeswoman and chief of staff. The first lady’s previous chief of staff, Lindsay Reynolds, resigned earlier this week to spend more time with her family.
“I am excited to welcome Stephanie back to the team in this new role,” Melania Trump said in a statement Tuesday. “She has been a mainstay and true leader in the administration from even before day one, and I know she will excel as chief of staff. I appreciate all that Lindsay Reynolds did over the past three years and wish her well in her future endeavors.”
