Get to know the unheralded aides who help keep Trump’s White House running

Published January 4, 2026 6:00am ET



It takes a village to raise a child, and it takes hundreds of staffers to run the White House effectively.

Last January, few in Washington, D.C. anticipated how quickly President Donald Trump would be able to implement much of his promised agenda.

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