According to the 2014 report, Dennard did not dispute those claims but said he committed the acts jokingly. In an email exchange with The Post, Dennard declined to answer specific questions about the investigation or his departure from the McCain Institute. In 2005, after graduating from college, he worked as an intern in the White House political affairs office and parlayed the spot into a full-time job. By 2007, according to a biography on his website, Dennard was working with the White House’s advance team and had been named White House outreach director to the black community. In December, Trump appointed Dennard to the commission on White House fellowships, which selects those who will work in the White House for one of the nation’s premier public service programs.

Source: Washington Post August 23, 2018 00:52 UTC