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In February 2018, Gidley said that Trump was speaking "tongue in cheek" when Trump said that it was "treasonous" for Democrats not to applaud him during the State of the Union address.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2018/02/06/trump-was-speaking-tongue-in-cheek-when-he-said-democrats-were-treasonous-spokesman-says/|title=Trump was speaking ‘tongue in cheek’ when he said Democrats were ‘treasonous,’ spokesman says|last=Wagner|first=John|date=2018-02-06|work=Washington Post|access-date=2018-02-17|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Later that February, after [[Special Counsel investigation (2017–present)|Special Counsel Mueller]]'s investigation led to the indictments of a number of [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections|Russians for election interference]], Gidley said that Democrats and the media had done more to create "chaos" in the United States than the Russian government.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/374360-white-house-spokesman-dems-media-have-created-more-chaos-than-the|title=White House spokesman: Dems, media have created more 'chaos' than the Russians|last=Bowden|first=John|date=2018-02-17|work=TheHill|access-date=2018-02-17|language=en}}</ref> |
In February 2018, Gidley said that Trump was speaking "tongue in cheek" when Trump said that it was "treasonous" for Democrats not to applaud him during the State of the Union address.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2018/02/06/trump-was-speaking-tongue-in-cheek-when-he-said-democrats-were-treasonous-spokesman-says/|title=Trump was speaking ‘tongue in cheek’ when he said Democrats were ‘treasonous,’ spokesman says|last=Wagner|first=John|date=2018-02-06|work=Washington Post|access-date=2018-02-17|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Later that February, after [[Special Counsel investigation (2017–present)|Special Counsel Mueller]]'s investigation led to the indictments of a number of [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections|Russians for election interference]], Gidley said that Democrats and the media had done more to create "chaos" in the United States than the Russian government.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/374360-white-house-spokesman-dems-media-have-created-more-chaos-than-the|title=White House spokesman: Dems, media have created more 'chaos' than the Russians|last=Bowden|first=John|date=2018-02-17|work=TheHill|access-date=2018-02-17|language=en}}</ref> |
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In January 2019, President Trump confused several officials when he directed them to, “Get me Tidley” when referring to Hogan Gidley.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-forgets-another-treasured-white-house-staffers-name/ar-BBSBEQy|title=Trump Forgets Another Treasured White House Staffer's Name|website=www.msn.com|access-date=2019-06-20}}</ref> |
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Hogan Gidley | |
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| White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2019 Acting: January 14, 2019 – January 31, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Raj Shah |
| White House Deputy Press Secretary | |
| In office October 11, 2017 – January 14, 2019 Serving with Lindsay Walters | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Sarah Sanders |
| Succeeded by | Lindsay Walters |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Hogan Gidley El Dorado, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Mississippi (BA) |
John Hogan Gidley is an American Republican political aide serving as White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary since 2019. He previously served in the Trump Administration as Special Assistant to U.S. President Donald Trump from 2017 to 2019.
Early life and career
Gidley was born in Arkansas.[1] He graduated from the University of Mississippi with a degree in broadcast journalism and a minor in political science in 1998.[1]
Gidley served as the director of Huck PAC.[2] His past activities include director of media operations for Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Executive Director of the South Carolina Republican Party, Press Secretary to the David Beasley for Senate campaign, the Karen Floyd for Superintendent of Education campaign, and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole's campaign committee. He was most recently the director of communications for the 2012 presidential campaign of Rick Santorum.
Trump administration
The Trump administration announced on October 10, 2017 that Gidley would serve as Deputy Press Secretary, and he started his job at the White House the day after.[3][4]
In February 2018, Gidley said that Trump was speaking "tongue in cheek" when Trump said that it was "treasonous" for Democrats not to applaud him during the State of the Union address.[5] Later that February, after Special Counsel Mueller's investigation led to the indictments of a number of Russians for election interference, Gidley said that Democrats and the media had done more to create "chaos" in the United States than the Russian government.[6]
In January 2019, President Trump confused several officials when he directed them to, “Get me Tidley” when referring to Hogan Gidley.[7]
References
- ^ a b Pender, Geoff (October 11, 2017). "Ole Miss alum named deputy White House press secretary". Clarion-Ledger.
- ^ PAC, Huck. "Huck PAC". www.huckpac.com.
- ^ Rucker, Philip (October 10, 2017). "Trump Hires Hogan Gidley as a White House Spokesman". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Heretik, Jack (October 11, 2017). "White House Brings on Hogan Gidley as Deputy Press Secretary". The Washington Free Beacon. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Wagner, John (2018-02-06). "Trump was speaking 'tongue in cheek' when he said Democrats were 'treasonous,' spokesman says". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ Bowden, John (2018-02-17). "White House spokesman: Dems, media have created more 'chaos' than the Russians". TheHill. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ "Trump Forgets Another Treasured White House Staffer's Name". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
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