Another Trump Official Living on Military Base: Report

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Todd Blanche's reported move adds to a growing list of Trump officials in military housing, a practice with few modern parallels.

Attorney General Todd Blanche has been living at a military installation in the Washington, D.C., area for months, according to a new report, adding another senior Trump administration official to a growing list of civilians reported to be living in military housing.

Three sources familiar with the arrangement told Fox News Digital that Blanche moved onto a military installation earlier this year. One source did not elaborate on the reason for the move. Fox News said it contacted the Justice Department for comment.

Blanche is among several senior administration officials whose residential arrangements have drawn attention as security concerns have prompted moves from private homes to military installations or other protected government housing.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has reportedly relocated to a military base amid threats linked to Iran. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth have been reported to live at Fort McNair in Washington. White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has also been reported to have moved into military housing.

The reported relocations raise questions about how common it is for civilian political appointees to live on military installations, whether the arrangements have historical parallels, and how they affect housing traditionally used by military personnel.

Public reporting has not established a definitive count of Trump administration officials living in military housing in the Washington area.

At least six senior Trump administration political appointees had moved into military housing in the Washington area by October 2025, according to reporting by The Atlantic. The group included Rubio, Hegseth, Miller, then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, along with another senior White House official whose identity was not disclosed.

A New York Times report in March numbered at least half a dozen current or former Trump administration officials who had moved or explored moving…

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