Second-in-command at White House’s drug office has almost no policy experience: Report

Published January 14, 2018 6:08pm ET



The deputy chief of staff at the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy is a 24-year-old political neophyte with no relevant policy experience and has only previously worked for President Trump’s campaign.

Taylor Weyeneth, a former Trump presidential campaign operative, joined ONDCP last year and according to a Jan. 3 internal memo obtained by the Washington Post, took over some of the duties of chief of staff following the departure of some top officials at the agency.

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