Crossroads Media founder Mike Dubke expected to be named White House communications director

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer&#039;s job is about to get easier.

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published 17 February 2017

The White House is expected to name Crossroads Media founder Mike Dubke as communications director, CNN reports. The appointment will lift a load off White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, who has been covering the job's responsibilities parallel to his own.

Crossroads Media, founded in 2001, serves as the media arm of the conservative American Crossroads super PAC. The decision to appoint Dubke has surprised some of President Trump's close allies, with one anonymously marveling to CNN that "Dubke and his Crossroads friends did everything they could to kill the Trump movement and failed."

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.

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