Article snippet: Hope Hicks, President Donald Trump's longest-serving aide and current communications director will resign her post in the coming weeks, the White House said Wednesday. The New York Times first reported that Hicks would resign and sources with knowledge of the matter confirmed she would be leaving to ABC News. After the news broke, Trump said he "will miss having her by my side." "Hope is outstanding and has done great work for the last three years. She is as smart and thoughtful as they come, a truly great person," the president said in a statement provided to the media by White House press secretary Sarah Sanders. "I will miss having her by my side but when she approached me about pursuing other opportunities, I totally understood. I am sure we will work together again in the future," Trump said. In her own statement, also provided by the White House, Hicks said: "There are no words to adequately express my gratitude to President Trump. I wish the President and his administration the very best as he continues to lead our country." Hicks delivered a tearful goodbye to her staff Wednesday afternoon, saying she's decided to leave because she doesn't like Washington and doesn't want to be part of the system, a source in the room told ABC News. According to this source, Hicks also did not rule out the possibility that she could later return to the administration in some capacity. "She may be back," the person said. "She loves this president." ... Link to the full article to read more