White House communications director Hope Hicks Hope Charlotte HicksSenate intel leaders said Trump associates may have presented misleading testimony during Russia probe: report Cuomo turned down Trump invitation to participate in April press briefing: report Trump shakes up White House communications team MORE loves President Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE “like a father in some ways,” a former Trump campaign staffer told Newseek.

“She has a great ‘Trump radar’ [in] understanding how he thinks,” Brad Parscale Bradley (Brad) James ParscaleMORE, digital director for Trump’s 2016 campaign, told the magazine in a story published Thursday.

“She loves him like a father in some ways, and I think that is an important loyalty to the family,” Parscale added.

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Hicks is a former model and a longtime associate of Trump’s who previously worked for the Trump Organization. She worked for Trump’s campaign, and was named White House communications director in September.

Prior her work with President Trump, Hicks handled public relations for Ivanka Trump.

“I think she truly believes in Mr. Trump and his mission and his agenda, and I think she loves the [Trump] family,” Parscale said.

Hicks is expected to be interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE’s team this month as part of Mueller’s ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.