Mercedes Schlapp

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Mercedes Schlapp
2nd White House Director of Strategic Communications
In office
September 12, 2017 – July 1, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
LeaderHope Hicks
Bill Shine
Preceded byHope Hicks
Succeeded byAlyssa Farah
Personal details
Born
Mercedes Viana

(1972-12-27) December 27, 1972 (age 51)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Matt Schlapp (m. 2002)
EducationFlorida International University (BA)
George Washington University (MPA)

Mercedes Schlapp (née Viana) (born December 15, 1972)[1] is an American lobbyist and columnist. She was born in Miami, Florida. Schlapp is a Republican. From September 2017 to July 2019, she was the second White House Director of Strategic Communications during the Donald Trump presidency, replacing Hope Hicks. Before being a member of the Trump administration, Schlapp was a critic of Trump.[2]

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  1. (subscription required)https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLJG-KV7
  2. Darcy, Oliver. "Top White House communications aide has history of rhetoric strongly critical of Trump". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2018-06-18.