Jen Psaki Recalls Shock At Hope Hicks' 'Major Question' For Her After Trump 2016 Win

Hicks had “one major question” and her response to then-Obama aide Psaki’s comment was in hindsight -- amid Trump's trial -- “interesting," said the now-MSNBC anchor.

MSNBC’s Jen Psaki on Sunday recalled being struck by the main thing that Hope Hicks wanted to know when she visited the White House with then-President-Elect Donald Trump after his 2016 election victory.

Former Trump spokesperson Hicks sat down with then-Obama White House communications director Psaki to talk about the mechanics of the president’s media team.

“And of all the things she could have asked us about, and granted it was two days after kind of a shocking outcome of an election, she had one major question,” Psaki remembered. Hicks asked her: “How do you get the president to approve every statement that goes out in his name?”

Psaki explained to Hicks how, “If we need a statement to commemorate, say, National Pancake Day, the president doesn’t have to approve it, obviously if it’s a more significant one, he does, he works with us on it.”

Hicks’ response “was interesting,” said Psaki. She reportedly said Trump “will want to approve everything.” “It made clear to me that when it came to all things PR, her boss was the definition of a micro-manager,” said Psaki.