Dan Scavino, who has stayed by U.S. President Donald Trump's side for decades, has established himself as a power player in the second Trump administration.
On the 12th (local time), President Trump said on the social media (SNS) platform Truth Social, "I am pleased to announce that the great Dan Scavino will not only maintain his position as White House deputy chief of staff in the Trump administration but also take charge of the White House Presidential Personnel Office."
He added, "Dan will be responsible for the selection and appointment of nearly every position in the government, and this is a very big and important post." The White House personnel chief oversees the vetting, appointment, and placement of administration officials, and the chief's office is one of the rooms close to the Oval Office.
Scavino, who will concurrently serve as White House deputy chief of staff and personnel chief, has long been a close aide to President Trump for more than 30 years and, since the launch of the second administration, has become a power broker in the White House.
Scavino met President Trump while working as a caddie at a golf course where he had a part-time job at age 16, and after graduating from college he also worked at Trump's enterprise.
He entered politics by joining Trump's presidential campaign in 2015. During Trump's first term, Scavino handled public relations, including social media, and he stayed by President Trump's side during the Jan. 2021 Capitol riot and after the first-term departure from office.
Earlier, at the end of Aug., the White House, in announcing that Scavino had been designated personnel chief, introduced him as "one of President Trump's most trusted and longest-serving advisers."