Dan Scavino: The Meteoric Rise Of A Golf Club Manager To Trump’s Right-Hand Man

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 29 : White House Director of Social Media and Assistant to the President Dan Scavino listens as President Donald J. Trump speaks during a meeting announcing a grant for drug-free community sup... WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 29 : White House Director of Social Media and Assistant to the President Dan Scavino listens as President Donald J. Trump speaks during a meeting announcing a grant for drug-free community support programs in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Wednesday, Aug 29, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Dan Scavino, the chief of President Donald Trump’s social media strategy, has become one of the President’s most trusted confidants.

The brains behind the “Game of Thrones”-themed tweets, Scavino knows Trump so well that he can imitate his online voice perfectly down to the bizarre capitalization, according to Politico.

Trump increasingly calls Scavino in for affirmation about his policies and hires, hungering for confirmation that he’s maintaining popularity with his base.

The mild-mannered aide has managed to stay out of the constant infighting that roils the White House by keeping to the sidelines and steering clear of the media.

Read Politico’s full profile here.

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