Trump Names Stephanie Grisham, Aide to First Lady, as White House Press Secretary – The New York Times

Ms. Grisham has waded into public spats between the White House and former aides, or ex-wives. When Ivana Trump, the president’s first wife, referred to herself as first lady, Ms. Grisham took the unusual step of releasing a statement.

When Mira Ricardel, a former adviser on the National Security Council, ran afoul of the first lady, Ms. Grisham released another.

“It is the position of the Office of the First Lady that she no longer deserves the honor of serving in this White House,” Ms. Grisham wrote.

When Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former adviser to Mrs. Trump, publicly disputed the terms of her departure, Ms. Grisham hit back, saying “I’m not going to waste my time arguing the semantics.”

Ms. Grisham, 42, was born in Arizona and worked in Republican politics there before joining the Trump campaign. In 2013 she was charged with driving under the influence, speeding and driving with an invalid license. The charges were reduced in 2014 to reckless driving, according to court records.

Ms. Grisham was pulled over again in Arizona in December 2015 and charged with driving under the influence. She pleaded guilty, was fined and ordered into a treatment program, according to court records.

Ms. Grisham said Tuesday that she had completed what she described as a safety class and paid the fines, and that she disclosed the episodes to the White House before going to work there.