[Trump Announces Will Scharf as Assistant to the President and White House Counsel] BlockBeats News, August 10 – On August 9 local time, U.S. President Trump announced via social media that current White House Secretary Will Scharf will assume the role of Assistant to the President and White House Counsel starting September 1, succeeding David Warrington. Trump stated that Scharf performed exceptionally during his tenure as White House Secretary and previously served as Chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission. It is reported that Scharf assisted in advancing the commission's approval of a multi-hundred-million-dollar budget for the White House Banquet Hall project. (CCTV News)