Washington (CNN) It took Hope Hicks seven years to go from college graduate to White House communications director. But in the unconventional Trump White House, Hicks has checked the only boxes that matter: Trump trusts her -- and she gets him. But that new model, with Hicks as communications director, is in many ways still a work in progress. Several White House officials, though, said that White House messaging, policy roll-outs and long-term communication strategies have markedly improved under Hicks' leadership. The result is a White House communications director with an unrivaled understanding of the lens through which Trump views the media landscape.

Source: CNN November 26, 2017 23:37 UTC