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Jack Detsch, Colum Lynch, Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch, Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer

Trump Taps Loyalists for Top Pentagon Liaison Jobs

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a full honors welcome ceremony for new Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, on the parade grounds at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 25, 2019. Mark Wilson/Getty Images

The Trump administration has tapped a new White House liaison at the Department of Defense, its third in the last year, part of an effort to install more loyalists in key agencies for if President Donald Trump wins a second term, officials say. But these appointments could also have a lasting impact if Trump loses in November.

Joshua Whitehouse, a former New Hampshire state representative and Trump campaign worker, who was previously liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, took over as the Pentagon’s White House liaison in September, according to officials and his LinkedIn profile.

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