Beau Harrison
Beau Harrison | |
|---|---|
| White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Annie Tomasini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Blalock Harrison January 20, 1993 |
| Spouse | |
William Blalock "Beau" Harrison (born January 20, 1993) is an American political aide who has served as the White House deputy chief of staff for operations since 2025.
Early life
[edit]William Blalock Harrison was born on January 20, 1993.[1]
Career
[edit]Political aide (2017–2021)
[edit]By March 2017, Harrison had been working in the first Trump administration. After serving as a special assistant to the deputy chief of staff for operations, Daniel Walsh, he was named as a special assistant to the president for operations in February 2019.[2] That month, Harrison met Hayley D'Antuono. The two got engaged in November 2020 on the West Colonnade of the White House; by that month, he had been named as a deputy assistant to the president for operations.[3]
Post-government work (2021–2024)
[edit]After the inauguration of Joe Biden, Harrison moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, to assist outgoing president Donald Trump in his transition process.[4] He handled logistics for Trump's move from Washington, D.C. to West Palm Beach, including bringing Walt Nauta to Mar-a-Lago.[5] In late 2021, Harrison began working for Trump's post-presidential office.[6] In May 2022, he married D'Antuono at the Basilica of St. Mary in Alexandria, Virginia.[7] Harrison was among several aides interviewed in the FBI investigation into Trump's handling of government documents that year, according to CNN;[8] In September, The New York Times reported that Harrison had received a subpoena as federal investigators narrowly sought an angle, the finances of Save America PAC, in the Smith special counsel investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.[9] In December, he appeared before a grand jury in the Smith special counsel investigation into documents at Mar-a-Lago.[10] Harrison was a witness to exchanges described by Cassidy Hutchinson to the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.[11]
White House Deputy Chief of Staff (2025–present)
[edit]On January 4, 2025, Trump named Harrison as the White House deputy chief of staff for operations.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ William Blalock Harrison in the Florida, U.S., Voter Registration Records, 1942-2023.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Appointments for the Executive Office of the President". White House.
- ^ Palmer & Sherman 2020.
- ^ Kumar, McGraw & Grunwald 2021.
- ^ Helderman et al. 2023.
- ^ Allen et al. 2023.
- ^ Lizza, Bade & Daniels 2022.
- ^ Perez, Orr & Brown 2022.
- ^ Feuer et al. 2022.
- ^ Feuer & Savage 2022.
- ^ Cheney & Wu 2023.
- ^ Timotija 2025.
Works cited
[edit]Articles
[edit]- Allen, Jonathan; Doyle, Katherine; Rubin, Lisa; Dilanian, Ken; Traylor, Jake; Schuppe, Jon (September 10, 2023). "Trump's post-presidential office is hiding in plain sight". NBC News. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- Cheney, Kyle; Wu, Nicholas (January 6, 2023). "Who repped who in the Jan. 6 probe: A look at the frequently used witness lawyers". Politico. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- Helderman, Rosalind; Lee, Michelle Ye Hee; Dawsey, Josh; Harris, Shane; Parker, Ashley; Barrett, Devlin (March 18, 2023). "The aide who stayed: Walt Nauta, key witness in Trump documents case". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- Feuer, Alan; Haberman, Maggie; Goldman, Adam; Vogel, Kenneth (September 8, 2022). "Trump's Post-Election Fund-Raising Comes Under Scrutiny by Justice Dept". The New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- Feuer, Alan; Savage, Charlie (December 1, 2022). "Appeals Court Scraps Special Master Review in Trump Documents Case". The New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- Kumar, Anita; McGraw, Meridith; Grunwald, Michael (January 20, 2021). "Donald Trump leaves as he arrived, minus his microphone". Politico. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- Lizza, Ryan; Bade, Rachael; Daniels, Eugene (May 23, 2022). "Biden's midterm window is closing". Politico. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- Palmer, Anna; Sherman, Jake (December 9, 2020). "'It's tight'". Politico. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- Perez, Evan; Orr, Gabby; Brown, Pamela (August 11, 2022). "Feds removed documents from Mar-a-Lago in June with grand jury subpoena". CNN. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- Timotija, Filip (January 4, 2025). "Trump announces additional senior White House officials". The Hill. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
Documents
[edit]- "William Blalock Harrison in the Florida, U.S., Voter Registration Records, 1942-2023" (Document). Voter Registration Records.
- "President Donald J. Trump Announces Appointments for the Executive Office of the President" (Document). White House. February 2, 2019.