Sean Spicer worked on a U.S. political committee.
The Republican National Committee ( RNC ) is a U.S. political committee that provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States . Sean Michael Spicer ( born September 23 , 1971 ) is the current White House Press Secretary and former communications director for President Donald Trump . Spicer was communications director of the Republican National Committee from 2011 to 2017 , and its chief strategist from 2015 to 2017 .