Robert Gabriel Jr.
Robert Gabriel Jr. | |
|---|---|
| United States Deputy National Security Advisor | |
| Assumed office May 23, 2025 Serving with Andy Baker | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Alex Nelson Wong |
| Assistant to the President for Policy | |
| In office January 20, 2025 – May 23, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
Robert Gabriel Jr. is an American political advisor, speechwriter, and former television producer who has served as the United States deputy national security advisor alongside Andy Baker since May 2025. Gabriel has additionally served as assistant to the president for policy since 2025.
Career
[edit]Policy advisor and special assistant (2016–2021)
[edit]Gabriel served as a policy advisor for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.[1] In January 2017, he was named to Stephen Miller's staff as a special assistant.[2] Gabriel later became an associate producer of The Ingraham Angle (2017–present).[3] By January 2021, he had become a speechwriter for Trump; during the January 6 Capitol attack, he texted an unknown staffer, "Potus im sure is loving this [sic]."[4] That morning, after vice president Mike Pence told Trump that he would not follow through with Trump's fake electors plot, Gabriel instructed speechwriters to "reinsert the Mike Pence lines", referring to lines Trump wrote directly urging Pence to "refer the illegally submitted electoral votes back to the states".[5]
Post-government work (2021–2025)
[edit]In August 2022, NJ PBS revealed that Gabriel had established a limited liability company that began receiving monthly payments from a political action committee associated with Trump.[1] He was involved in Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign as an assistant to Susie Wiles, the campaign's manager.[6]
Assistant to the president for policy (2025–present)
[edit]In January 2025, Gabriel was named as an assistant to the president for policy.[3]
Deputy National Security Advisor (2025–present)
[edit]In May 2025, Axios reported that Gabriel was named deputy national security advisor alongside Andy Baker as part of a restructuring effort by Marco Rubio, the acting national security advisor.[7]
References
[edit]Works cited
[edit]- Blake, Aaron (December 23, 2022). "Key findings from the Jan. 6 committee's final report". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- Cai, Sophia; Sentner, Irie; Johansen, Ben (January 20, 2025). "Susie Wiles has her own team of deputies". Politico. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- Caputo, Marc; Isenstadt, Alex (May 23, 2025). "Trump, Rubio take aim at National Security Council's "Deep State"". Axios. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- Cohen, David (January 5, 2025). "Trump adds 4 to White House team". Politico. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- Gluck, Matt; Sewell, Tia; Wittes, Benjamin (August 21, 2022). "Evaluating the Jan. 6 Committee's Evidence, in Full". Lawfare. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- "Jim Murphy to BakerHostetler". Politico. January 6, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- Shearn, Ian (August 4, 2022). "Trump PACs pay loyalists in NJ". NJ PBS. Retrieved May 23, 2025.