WHITE House Communications Director Alyssa Farah has resigned just a month after Election Day. Farah, 31, submitted her letter of resignation on Thursday, writing that she was “leaving the White House to pursue new opportunities.” “I am deeply proud of the incredible things we were able to accomplish to make our country stronger, safer, and […]
WHITE House Communications Director Alyssa Farah has resigned just a month after Election Day.
Farah, 31, submitted her letter of resignation on Thursday, writing that she was “leaving the White House to pursue new opportunities.”
“I am deeply proud of the incredible things we were able to accomplish to make our country stronger, safer, and more secure,” Farah said in a statement.
“It’s been the honor of a lifetime to serve in the Trump administration over the last three and a half years.”
She started in her role at the White House in April, but had previously served in two other roles during the Trump administration.
Farah first served as Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary, before joining the Department of Defense as press secretary.
Before joining the Trump administration, she worked as press secretary for now-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, when he was a North Carolina representative.
In her resignation letter, first reported by The Washington Post, Farah touted accomplishments she said were made while she was working in the White House.
“Under this Administration, the ISIS caliphate was destroyed, American hostages were returned home, NATO is stronger than ever, we’ve brokered historic Middle East peace deals, and I was on the ground in Kabul for the announcement of a historic peace deal between the Afghan Government and the Taliban aimed at ending America’s longest war,” Farah wrote.
Farah’s last day is Friday.
She “plans to start a consulting firm focusing on the corporate, political and defense realms.”
According to the Post, Farah planned to leave before Election Day.
The bulk of Farah’s final months in office were spent serving as a messenger for the Trump White House’s coronavirus strategy.
She wrote in her letter: “Finally, I’m honored to have worked with the entire team on Operation Warp Speed who helped usher in a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine in record time that will save countless thousands of lives.”
“I’m forever grateful to have had the opportunity to serve my country.”
Farah served as President Donald Trump’s fifth communications director.
Sean Spicer, Bill Shine, Stephanie Grisham, and Hope Hicks all held the role – including Anthony Scaramucci, who was infamously in the job for 11 days.
Farah stepping down could be a sign that Trump and his administration understand the president’s time in the White House is coming to an end.
Joe Biden beat Trump for the presidency, and will take office on January 20, but Trump appears to think he could still win the election.
Biden announced last weekend that he’s tapped Kate Bedingfield, a top campaign aide, to serve as his communications director.
