Steven Cheung has acquired a reputation for his cutting and sometimes brutal verbal attacks on Donald Trump's political rivals.

After serving as the president-elect’s chief campaign spokesman, Mr. Cheung will return to the White House next year.

President-elect Donald Trump named Steven Cheung to be the White House communications director in his second term, elevating the longtime press aide after Cheung has reliably adopted the president-elect’s combative tone in public statements and denounced Trump’s political rivals.