Sarah Sanders Praises Hope Hicks on News of Top Fox Job: Network ‘Won’t Find Anyone Smarter or More Talented’

Former White House official Hope Hicks is joining Fox, and White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders tweeted some words of praise:

FOX won’t find anyone smarter or more talented than Hope Hicks. So happy for my friend. They are beyond lucky to have you and the East Coast misses you already. https://t.co/mUQUlip5oc

— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) October 8, 2018

Hicks worked in the White House as director of communications until leaving this past March.

After the news about Hicks joining “New Fox” broke today, there was once again talk of the Trump-Fox nexus:

How is this any different than her last gig? #Fox and the #WH are the same thing…I bet #HopeHicks is reporting directly to #BillShine https://t.co/F9yMwyXc7I

— Kurt Bardella (@kurtbardella) October 8, 2018

Fox is the Fourth Branch of Government, exhibit 4062https://t.co/cGTQQIQsUJ

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 8, 2018

So, Hope Hicks is going back to work for the Trump Administration. https://t.co/bpuYHzOeS8

— Karine Jean-Pierre (@K_JeanPierre) October 8, 2018

So Hope Hicks and Bill Shine basically switched jobs https://t.co/pA2tiytKgv

— Benjamin Landy (@Ben_Landy) October 8, 2018

White-House-communications-director-turned-FOX-executive-vice-president-and-chief-communications-officer Hope Hicks https://t.co/l5UubMMM35

— Hunter Schwarz (@hunterschwarz) October 8, 2018

Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera offered some praise for Hicks too over her tenure in the Trump White House:

Delighted to welcome #HopeHicks to #NewFox She did a great job-competent & calm-in the White House for @realDonaldTrump during an historic, tumultuous time, emerging with honor. She’ll be great at Fox and I look forward to working with her.

— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) October 8, 2018

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