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The Administration · Inside the White House

Beau Harrison

Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations

A low-profile aide who has worked for Trump since 2017, Harrison runs the logistics of the White House and is one of only two deputy chiefs of staff left after the November 2026 shake-up.

Biography

William Blalock Harrison, known as Beau, was born in 1993 and was working in the Trump White House by 2017. 5 He served as special assistant to the deputy chief of staff for operations and was promoted in 2019 to special assistant to the president for operations. 4 According to the Trump transition, he acted as a link between the operational arms of the president's office, led advance delegations to North Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan, and helped plan the summits with Kim Jong Un. 1

When Trump left office in January 2021, Harrison moved to Florida to help set up his post-presidency. 5 NBC News reported that he was among the former aides seen at Trump's government-funded office in West Palm Beach, and that the Save America political committee paid him for advance work and expenses until August 2022. 2 Wikipedia, citing news reports, says investigators in the classified documents inquiry interviewed him and that he appeared before a grand jury in December 2022; he was not charged. 5

Trump named him deputy chief of staff for operations on January 4, 2025, calling him a trusted aide. 1 His financial disclosure lists modest cash, stock and cryptocurrency holdings. 3 As of November 13, 2026, he and Dan Scavino are the only deputy chiefs of staff listed; the policy, political and strategic implementation deputy posts are vacant. 6

In the job

The acts and events that have defined the post so far, oldest first.

  1. Trump announced his appointment along with several other senior aides. 1

  2. Took office. 5

  3. Wikipedia, citing Politico, says he was among officials who watched the U.S. strikes in Venezuela from Mar-a-Lago. 5

  4. Remained in post when Stephen Miller became chief of staff; three other deputy chief posts were listed as vacant. 6

Career

  1. Special assistant to the White House deputy chief of staff for operations
  2. Special assistant, later deputy assistant, to the president for operations
  3. Aide in Trump's post-presidential office in Florida; paid by Save America for advance work
  4. White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations

Our reporting

We have not yet published a story that names Beau Harrison. When we do, it will appear here.

Sources for this file

  1. The Hill (via AOL), Trump announces additional senior White House officials, Jan. 5, 2025
  2. NBC News, Trump's post-presidential office is hiding in plain sight, Sept. 10, 2023
  3. ProPublica, William Harrison - Trump Team Financial Disclosures, June 22, 2026
  4. Trump White House Archives, President Donald J. Trump Announces Appointments for the Executive Office of the President, Feb. 2, 2019
  5. Wikipedia, Beau Harrison, Nov. 13, 2026
  6. Wikipedia, White House Office, Nov. 13, 2026

File checked Nov. 13, 2026. Something wrong or out of date? Tell the desk.