▁Magazine ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁voted ▁the ▁most ▁helpful ▁press ▁official ▁in ▁the ▁Ob ama ▁administration ▁and ▁the ▁best ▁White ▁House ▁press ▁secretary ▁by ▁nearly ▁ 7 0 ▁journal ists . ▁ ▁He ▁delivered ▁his ▁last ▁press ▁brief ing ▁of ▁the ▁Ob ama ▁administration ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁E arn est ▁has ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁anal yst ▁and ▁comment ator ▁for ▁N BC ▁News ▁and ▁MS N BC ▁since ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁E arn est ▁began ▁serving ▁as ▁Senior ▁Vice ▁President ▁and ▁Chief ▁Communic ations ▁Officer ▁for ▁United ▁Airlines , ▁based ▁at ▁their ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁He ▁also ▁serves ▁on ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Ad vis ors ▁of ▁Let ▁America ▁V ote , ▁an ▁organization ▁founded ▁by ▁former ▁Missouri ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Jason ▁K ander ▁that ▁a ims ▁to ▁end ▁vot er ▁supp ression . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁E arn est ▁married ▁Natal ie ▁Wy eth ▁in ▁a ▁Christian ▁ceremony ▁at ▁the ▁Four ▁Se asons ▁Hotel ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁His ▁wife ▁is ▁a ▁great - grand d augh ter ▁of ▁illustr ator ▁N . ▁C . ▁Wy eth , ▁a ▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁engineer ▁Nathan iel ▁C . ▁Wy eth , ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁veter an ▁Tre as ury ▁Department ▁official . ▁They ▁have ▁a ▁son ▁and ▁a ▁daughter .