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In December 2019, Trump took the unprecedented step of naming Tony Ornato, still an officer in the Secret Service, to become deputy White House chief of staff in charge of operations. This was part of Trump’s effort to turn the Secret Service into his private Praetorian Guard.

Al Drago / Bloomberg via Getty Images Originally published on December 14, 2020 6:22 am A Trump administration spokesman on Sunday said top officials in the three branches of government would be among the first to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, but later in the evening, the president himself said most White House staff members will have to wait. Top officials would be inoculated against the virus in the initial rollout of the vaccine to ensure the health of essential employees, National Secu...

Al Drago / Bloomberg via Getty Images Originally published on December 14, 2020 11:22 am A Trump administration spokesman on Sunday said top officials in the three branches of government would be among the first to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, but later in the evening, the president himself said most White House staff members will have to wait. Top officials would be inoculated against the virus in the initial rollout of the vaccine to ensure the health of essential employees, National Sec...