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Todd Blanche reportedly living on a military base, joining other Trump officials

Three sources told Fox News Digital that the attorney general moved onto a military installation earlier this year. He would be one more of a growing group of civilian appointees in military housing, a practice with few modern parallels.

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Attorney General Todd Blanche has been living at a military installation in the Washington, D.C., area for months, according to a new report. That adds another senior Trump administration official to a growing list of civilians reported to be living in military housing 1.

Three sources familiar with the arrangement told Fox News Digital that Blanche moved onto the installation earlier this year. One source did not say why. Fox News said it asked the Justice Department for comment 1. The reports do not say which base he lives on 1.

A growing list

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has reportedly moved to a military base amid threats linked to Iran. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth have been reported to live at Fort McNair in Washington. White House aide Stephen Miller has also reportedly moved into military housing 1.

The Atlantic reported that at least six senior political appointees had moved into military housing in the Washington area by October 2025. They included Rubio, Hegseth, Miller, then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll 1. A New York Times report in March counted at least half a dozen current or former officials who had moved or explored moving 1.

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The reasons vary. Miller and his wife moved after protests outside their Arlington, Virginia, home and the public release of their address, The Atlantic reported 1. Bessent's move followed concerns about threats linked to Iran. It also followed the publication of information identifying his Georgetown home 1.

I take a step out on my porch and I had a lady saying, 'I'm watching you.'
Katie Miller, wife of White House aide Stephen Miller2

What it costs and what is unclear

The Times reported that Hegseth pays $4,655.70 a month to live in a Fort McNair residence traditionally reserved for the Army's vice chief of staff 1. No similar figure has been reported for Blanche.

Newsweek says public reporting has not established a firm count of officials in military housing. It also says the reporting does not make clear how the arrangements affect housing for military personnel. Some accounts describe military bases, while others refer more broadly to protected government housing 1. Newsweek said it asked the Defense Department how many civilians live in such housing and what policies govern it 1.

Precedent, and its limits

Senior civilians have lived in military housing before. Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates lived in government housing near the Pentagon from 2006 to 2011. Jim Mattis did so as Pentagon chief in Trump's first term. Mike Pompeo lived at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall during that term 1.

Those men mostly oversaw national security. The number of political appointees reported living on bases at once appears to have few modern parallels 1. The Atlantic said in October 2025 that there was "no record of so many political appointees living on military installations," according to a Deseret News account 2. The Times later described the practice as having no modern precedent 1.

That matters because the attorney general runs the Justice Department, which investigates other officials. Where he lives is not a crime, and no wrongdoing has been alleged. But the arrangement raises questions about who approves these homes, who pays and whether service members lose housing. None of those questions has been answered publicly.

What happens next depends on the Defense Department's reply to Newsweek's questions and on whether the Justice Department comments. Democrats take control of the House in January. The reporting does not say whether they plan to look into the housing arrangements.

The Record

  1. The Atlantic reported at least six senior Trump appointees had moved into military housing in the Washington area by October 2025 1.
  2. The New York Times counted at least half a dozen current or former officials who had moved or explored moving into military housing, and reported Hegseth pays $4,655.70 a month 1.
  3. Fox News Digital, citing three sources, reported that Attorney General Todd Blanche has lived on a military installation for months 1.
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Sources

  1. Newsweek, “Another Trump Official Living on Military Base: Report” (2026-11-13). newsweek.com/another-trump-official-living-military-base-thi
  2. Deseret News via Yahoo, “Record number of Trump Cabinet members now living on military bases” (2025-11-04). yahoo.com/news/articles/record-number-trump-cabinet-members-

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