Trump picks PIO for key White House position

Indian-American Raj Shah, an aide of US President Donald Trump, has been appointed to a key position in the president’s communications team, the White House has said.  Shah was one of the few aides of Trump who landed in the White House within hours of the tycoon’s swearing in on January 20.

He formerly served as deputy assistant to the president and deputy communications director. In April, Shah was identified as one of the three west wing power players in the White House along with Hope Hicks and Eli Miller. “Raj Shah will serve as deputy assistant to the president and principal deputy press secretary,” the White House said. Shah was head of the Opposition Research in the Republican National Committee before he moved to the White House. He had led a team of experts to carry out research against Hillary Clinton and was behind the anti-Clinton campaign. Born and raised in Connecticut, Shah’s parents are from Gujarat and had migrated to the US in 1980s.