By What began as harassment and vandalism has hardened into something far more menacing. From doxxed addresses and sidewalk threats to open calls for violence against conservatives, the post-assassination climate in Washington has forced several of President Donald Trump’s top officials to take refuge behind the gates of military installations. The move, once unthinkable in American politics, underscores how left-wing extremism—once confined to fringe protests—has grown into a sustained campaign of intimidation.
White House adviser Stephen Miller and his wife, Katie Miller, were among the first to leave their Arlington neighborhood after weeks of escalating threats, according to The Atlantic. Posters calling Miller a Nazi lined their streets; a local activist group, Arlington Neighbors United for Humanity, urged residents to “resist” the couple’s presence. Then came something darker. One night, Katie Miller recounted, a man approached her outside their home and said, “I’m watching you.” It was the day after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was gunned down in broad daylight.
The atmosphere of menace has since spread beyond Washington’s elite. According to a recent report from New Conservative Post, Antifa-linked activists placed a bounty-style “hit” on a 19-year-old Turning Point USA leader, circulating flyers with his photo and address and calling for information on “where he lives or works.” Days later, the student—Nathan Ellis—was assaulted by a masked man wielding a hockey stick, who shouted, “F— you, fascist!” before fleeing. The flyers, investigators found, bore insignia connected to the Torch Network, a national Antifa coalition known for doxxing conservative students and journalists.
For officials like Miller, such incidents confirm that the threats are no longer isolated acts of protest. “We’re witnessing organized campaigns of dehumanization, vilification, posting people’s addresses,” he said in a statement announcing legal measures against the groups involved. He has promised that the violent leftwing groups that have proliferated over the past few years will become targets for law enforcement, especially after the White House designated Antifa to be a terrorist organization.
At least six senior Trump appointees have since relocated to secure bases around the capital. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem moved into housing at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling after her D.C. apartment was exposed online. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth now live on “Generals’ Row” at Fort McNair, while Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and others share quarters at nearby Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. Another senior White House official—whose name remains undisclosed—was moved after intelligence agencies confirmed a foreign-linked plot against him.
The relocations have strained housing normally reserved for senior officers, but the administration insists the threat level justifies the extraordinary measures. Trump officials now pay market-rate rent for these government homes, some more than a century old, while the Army reports spending over $137,000 on repairs and security upgrades.
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