Kush Desai | |
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White House Deputy Press Secretary | |
Assumed office 25 January 2025 ServingwithAnna Kelly | |
President | Donald Trump |
Leader | Karoline Leavitt |
Preceded by | Andrew James Bates |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Dartmouth College (BA) |
Kush Desai is an American political aide who is serving as the White House Deputy Press Secretary for the Second Trump administration. [1]
Desai,born to Indian migrant parents and a graduate of Dartmouth College in Hanover,New Hampshire,earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Ivy League school,where he studied from 2013 to 2017. While at Dartmouth,he was awarded the distinguished James O. Freedman Presidential Research Scholarship. [2]
Desai began his career as a reporter for The Daily Caller in Washington,D.C.,from July 2017 to March 2018. Before becoming Deputy Press Secretary,he served as Deputy Battleground States and Pennsylvania Communications Director at the RNC (July 2024) and Deputy Communications Director for the 2024 Republican National Convention. From December 2022 to January 2024,Desai was Communications Director for the Republican Party of Iowa,following a 4.8-year tenure at the RNC,where he rose from Research Analyst to Director of Vetting and eventually Iowa Communications Director. [3]
On 25 January 2025,Desai was appointed as Deputy Press Secretary. [4]
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