Who is Madeleine Westerhout, President Trump's low-key gatekeeper and personal secretary?
She is the key.
When President Trump chided Bob Woodward last month over not interviewing him for his new book, Woodward protested he had repeatedly reached out to at least six senior White House aides about a potential sit-down.
“Did you speak to Madeleine?” was Trump’s first question, according to a recording of the Aug. 14 phone call released by Woodward on Tuesday.
“No I didn’t, but I,” Woodward responded before Trump cut him off, “Madeleine is the key. She’s the secret.”
Trump’s comments set off a firestorm of speculation over social media about the identity of this mysterious gatekeeper to the president. By all indications, she is Madeleine Westerhout, Trump’s 27-year-old personal secretary.
The Irvine, California, native graduated from the College of Charleston in South Carolina in 2013 with a bachelor degree in political science.
After graduation, Westerhout moved to Washington, D.C., where she briefly worked as a fitness trainer before taking a job as an assistant to Katie Walsh, the chief of staff for the Republican National Committee, according to employment records.
The RNC job set her on a path of right-wing politics that eventually led her to President-elect Trump’s transition team.
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