On Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump chose former Republican National Committee Communications Director Sean Spicer to be his White House press secretary. In the role, Spicer will run the daily press briefings where reporters ask questions to the press secretary – if Trump’s administration were to continue the tradition. Spicer, who was a long-time press aid for the Republican National Committee and is a Navy officer, began working closely with Trump’s team shortly after the real estate mogul won the Republican nomination.