Meet Donald Trump’s special assistant Sonny Joy Nelson: the Maga loyalist – who’s also the White House’s media affairs director – is ‘outspokenly pro-life’ on social media, and a devout Christian
The former cheerleader worked for the Trump-Vance election campaign before being assigned to the media team alongside press secretary Karoline Leavitt following Trump’s victory
So, just who is Sonny Joy Nelson?
What’s her background?
According to her LinkedIn profile, Nelson hails from North Carolina. She studied broadcasting in electronic media at Campbell University, graduating in 2018. She also earned a bachelor of science degree in health communication from the same institution. While at Campbell, she had a collegiate career in cheerleading. Nelson appears to be a devout Christian, as evidenced by her Instagram and X bios that read, “Jesus paid it all”.
What’s her experience in communication?
Nelson, who describes herself as “outspokenly pro-life” on her Facebook page, began her career as a marketing specialist at the Hand of Hope Pregnancy Resource Center, per her LinkedIn. She then joined the wannabe president’s campaign committee, Donald J. Trump for President Inc, advancing from executive assistant to associate director of strategic communications within a year. Most recently, she served as the director of media affairs at the conservative social media platform GETTR and the Republican National Committee. She was also a booking producer for the right-wing channel Real America’s Voice.