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GOP senator stocks office with 13 former Trump staffers
Judd Deere, the former deputy White House press secretary, will be Hagerty’s deputy chief of staff for communications.
Bill Hagerty speaks to Mike Pompeo Thursday, June 27, 2019. | Jacquelyn Martin, Pool/AP Photo
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As Trump administration alums face a tough job market after the Capitol riot, one new Republican Senate office has turned into a full-employment factory for Trump officials looking for their next gig.
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) announced on Thursday that he’s hired 13 former Trump administration officials to work in his office.
Judd Deere, the former deputy White House press secretary who stuck it out until the final day of the Trump presidency as the last remaining press spokesperson, will be Hagerty’s deputy chief of staff for communications, while Julia Hahn, who was the deputy White House communications director, will be senior communications adviser. Hagerty himself is a Trump alu