"In August, the Washington Post reported that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had been living rent-free on a military base in the Washington area. The move, spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said, came as a result of Noem being horribly doxxed and targeted to the point that she was no longer able to safely live in her own apartment. As noted in the report, the house she moved into at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling is normally reserve for top navy admirals."
"It is an ominous marker of the nation's polarization, to which the Trump administration has itself contributed, that some of those top public servants have felt a need to separate themselves from the public. These civilian officials can now depend on the U.S. military to augment their personal security. But so many have made the move that they are now straining the availability of housing for the nation's top uniformed officers."
Several high-profile members of President Donald Trump's Cabinet and senior political appointees have relocated into Washington-area military housing. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem moved rent-free into a home on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling after being doxxed and threatened, occupying housing normally reserved for top navy admirals. Other officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, have made similar moves, totaling at least six. Military housing provides protection from violence and protests and allows civilian officials to depend on the U.S. military for augmented personal security. The concentration of civilians on bases is straining housing availability for senior uniformed officers.
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