In Trump's Administration, Military Housing Is Becoming a Hot Commodity

[Zorro]

Until President Trump took office for the second time, it was rare for civilian government officials to live on military bases or installations.

All across Washington, some of the most powerful people in the federal government are hosting one another for dinner, comparing their rent prices and fixing leaky pipes — which, in one unfortunate case, recently flooded a cabinet secretary’s basement.

It sounds relatable, except for one detail: These high-ranking officials are not living in Georgetown or Kalorama or the wealthiest enclaves of Northern Virginia, as many did in administrations past. An increasing number of them are living in secure military housing.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are neighbors, living in a row of stately homes at Fort McNair, a military installation that sits on a peninsula where the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers meet. Their homes are usually reserved for high-ranking generals. They live not far from the site where four conspirators of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination were executed in 1865.

Across the water, at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, lives in a grand home previously designated for a Coast Guard commandant. She is expected to leave her housing by the end of the month, when her tumultuous tenure overseeing the Department of Homeland Security ends. Representatives for Ms. Noem did not respond to a request for comment, but as people familiar with her situation put it: Getting fired breaks the lease.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/us/politics/trump-aides-military-housing.html?unlocked_article_code=1.VVA.23Lf.jZebHjHfFqP0&smid=url-share

They all know they are despised by many Americans, so they've sought the security of military bases.

[chowder66]

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