John McEntee (political aide)
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John David McEntee II (born May 9, 1990) is an American political advisor and dating app CEO who served in the Trump administration. He has been a Trump loyalist during and after the Trump presidency.[1][2] He began as a body man and personal aide to the president but was dismissed by White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly in March 2018 after failing a security clearance background check, which discovered he was under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security due to issues related to gambling. [3] [4][5][6][7]
John McEntee | |
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Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office | |
In office January 8, 2020 ā January 20, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Jordan Karem |
Succeeded by | Catherine M. Russell |
Personal Aide to the President | |
In office January 20, 2017 ā March 13, 2018 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Joe Paulsen |
Succeeded by | Jordan Karem |
Personal details | |
Born | (1990-05-09) May 9, 1990 (age 34) Fullerton, California, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Connecticut (BA) |
After Kelly was dismissed in December 2018, Donald Trump rehired McEntee and named him Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office in February 2020.[8][9][10][11] After leaving the White House, McEntee founded The Right Stuff, a dating app for conservatives, which he leads as CEO. Through his promotion of the app on TikTok and Instagram, McEntee has become a social media star, having amassed millions of followers to his social media handle "@DateRightStuff". [12][13] [14]