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White House social media director Dan Scavino is one of President Donald Trump's closest advisers.
With former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks' departure from the administration of President Donald Trump last month, Trump lost a major player in his inner circle who had served him since the early days of the campaign.
But another person in Trump's orbit has been by his side since way before his 2016 campaign began - White House social media director Dan Scavino.
His relationship with Trump runs all the way back to 1990, when a 16-year-old Scavino was hand-picked to be Trump's caddie. Since that chance selection, Scavino has rocketed high into the ranks of Trump's communications team, and today is part of a small group of people in charge of the White House's messaging.
Here's how Scavino went from cleaning clubs to managing Trump's social media: