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    The People Trump Came Home To

    The president’s behavior threatens the very employees charged with taking care of him.
    by Elaine Godfrey Oct 05, 2020 5 minutes
    Source: Getty

    Updated on October 5, 2020 at 7:04 p.m. ET.

    On any given morning, the White House is a blur of activity. A chef may be whipping up breakfast for the first couple in the second-floor kitchen. A valet might be shining the president’s shoes, while the head butler lingers in the West Sitting Hall, awaiting any urgent presidential requests. Housekeepers, maybe a dozen of them, could be deployed throughout the building, vacuuming, polishing, and dusting. The White House florist might be arranging a vase full of lilies and hydrangeas, as painters touch up scuffs along the baseboards.

    When Donald Trump today after his brief stay at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, these are the people he came home to. Trump and the first lady, Trump continues to place these staff members and their families at considerable risk. Which is to say that the blast radius from the president’s and the first lady’s illness could be a lot larger than many Americans realize.

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