Why Is Trump's Communications Director Alyssa Farah Resigning Weeks Before Biden Inauguration?

White House communications director Alyssa Farah resigned from her position on Thursday, just weeks before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

In her resignation letter, Farah, 31, said she will be leaving her position at the White House “to pursue new opportunities.” She also called her tenure in the Trump administration “the honor of a lifetime,” CNBC reported.

“Under this Administration, the ISIS caliphate was destroyed, American hostages were returned home, NATO is stronger than ever, we’ve brokered historic Middle East peace deals,” Farah wrote.

“I was on the ground in Kabul for the announcement of a historic peace deal between the Afghan Government and the Taliban aimed at ending America’s longest war,” she added.

Farah, who will serve in the White House until Friday, had initially planned to resign before the presidential election. She now plans to start a consulting firm.

Farah’s exit may be an acknowledgment that Trump has lost the 2020 election, and that Democratic challenger Biden will soon take charge in the Oval Office after his inauguration on Jan. 20.

In 2017, Farah worked as press secretary for Vice President Mike Pence before transitioning to a press secretary position for the Department of Defense in September 2019, making her the youngest Pentagon press secretary. Farah returned to the White House in April 2019 to serve as communications director, CNN reported.

Her work in the Trump administration earned her a reputation as a hard-working professional who kept strong relationships with the press corps and Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Before working in the Trump administration, she was Meadows’ press secretary.

Her role as communications director put her in charge of public messaging for the coronavirus task force, which has been front and center in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, which has left more than 275,000 Americans dead.

“Finally, I’m honored to have worked with the entire team on Operation Warp Speed who helped usher in a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine in record time that will save countless thousands of lives,” Farah wrote. “I’m forever grateful to have had the opportunity to serve my country.”