By — Zeke Miller and Ken Thomas, Associated Press Zeke Miller and Ken Thomas, Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-names-former-digital-adviser-as-2020-campaign-manager Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump names former digital adviser as 2020 campaign manager Politics Feb 27, 2018 11:42 AM EDT WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is naming former digital adviser Brad Parscale as campaign manager of his 2020 re-election campaign. A person familiar with the announcement confirms Parscale’s selection on the condition of anonymity because the person was unauthorized to publicly discuss the news. The conservative Drudge Report website first reported his selection. Trump has left little doubt about his intentions to seek re-election. He filed the paperwork to organize his re-election committee on the same day as his inauguration, held his first campaign rally on Feb. 18, 2017, in Florida, and has mused publicly about would-be Democratic challengers. Parscale, an Austin-based digital consultant and ally of Trump son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, ran the Trump campaign’s sophisticated digital operations in 2016. He previously worked for the Trump Organization. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Zeke Miller and Ken Thomas, Associated Press Zeke Miller and Ken Thomas, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is naming former digital adviser Brad Parscale as campaign manager of his 2020 re-election campaign. A person familiar with the announcement confirms Parscale’s selection on the condition of anonymity because the person was unauthorized to publicly discuss the news. The conservative Drudge Report website first reported his selection. Trump has left little doubt about his intentions to seek re-election. He filed the paperwork to organize his re-election committee on the same day as his inauguration, held his first campaign rally on Feb. 18, 2017, in Florida, and has mused publicly about would-be Democratic challengers. Parscale, an Austin-based digital consultant and ally of Trump son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, ran the Trump campaign’s sophisticated digital operations in 2016. He previously worked for the Trump Organization. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now