Donald J. Trump is bringing aboard a senior campaign aide to oversee the surrogates who defend him ..
.. Kevin Kellems
.. Mr. Kellems, who is based in Indiana, advised Newt Gingrich for a time during his 2012 presidential campaign. He also was the communications director for former Vice President Dick Cheney, and worked for Paul D. Wolfowitz, the former deputy secretary of defense who was a major proponent of the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
.. The Trump campaign’s surrogate operation has relied heavily on a small cadre of supporters and cable news pundits. Aides had been looking to expand Mr. Trump’s slim communications team with people seasoned in political communications.