Some Trump officials leave homes for US military bases amid political protests – report
Senior White House officials are swapping their traditional homes to live on military bases as the political climate grows more threatening.
U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive at Fort McNair, due to the preparations on the South Lawn for the Easter Egg Roll, as they return from a weekend getaway at Camp David, in Washington, U.S., March 31, 2024.(photo credit: REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFOCTOBER 31, 2025 22:08Updated: NOVEMBER 2, 2025 00:32
Several senior Trump administration officials are living in or will soon be living in military base housing in the Washington area, The Atlantic reported on Friday.
According to the report, several US administration officials, including Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, and Kristi Noem, have moved into houses that hosted senior military officials on bases in the Washington area to shield themselves from protests outside of their homes and political violence.
However, the number of Trump officials who have moved onto bases is now impacting housing for the nation’s top uniformed officers, as well as other administration officials.
US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard requested earlier this year to move onto Fort McNair, but was denied based on the lack of availability.
The threat level against administration officials has changed recently, including Iranian-backed attempted assassinations, as well as the multiple assassination attempts against Trump. However, there has not been a record of this many political appointees living on military bases, the report stated.
…….. But instead of choosing homes in Georgetown, Kalorama, McLean or Great Falls, some officials in Donald Trump‘s Cabinet and among his White House staff — including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi and former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem — are living in secure military housing, citing safety concerns. In doing so, they are embracing the literal architecture of authoritarianism.
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