John McEntee (political aide)

John McEntee (political aide)

John David McEntee II is an American political advisor and former college-level athlete who serves as the Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office in the Trump Administration. He was dismissed in March 2018 amid allegations of gambling debts and financial crimes, but immediately took up a position as a senior advisor to Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign.

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Summary John McEntee (political aide)John David McEntee II is an American political advisor and former college-level athlete who serves as the Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office in the Trump Administration. He was dismissed in March 2018 amid allegations of gambling debts and financial crimes, but immediately took up a position as a senior advisor to Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign. His reappointment was controversial given the circumstances of his dismissal. In January 2020, he shares some of his former duties with Nick Luna, the director of Oval Office Operations.

His role is as the director. of the Office of Presidential Personnel, reporting directly to the president. He is tasked with identifying and removing political. appointees and career officials deemed insufficiently loyal to the administration. He also has the task of identifying for removal political appointees. and. career officials who are insufficientlyoyal to the Administration. His cousin, Zac Mc Entee, played tennis at the University of Connecticut, and is current deputy chief of staff for Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.