Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others now live on military bases. The Atlantic reports on how Generals’ Row became MAGA Avenue.A growing list of senior Trump-administration political appointees are living in Washington-area military housing, “where they are shielded not just from potential violence but also from protest,” Michael Scherer, Missy Ryan, and Ashley Parker report. “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. ”Although there are scattered examples from previous administrations of Cabinet members residing on bases, there is no record of so many political appointees living on military installations. And so many senior officials have requested housing that some are now encountering a familiar D.C. problem: inadequate supply.“The shift adds to the blurring of traditional boundaries between the civilian and military worlds,” the writers report. Adria Lawrence, an associate professor of international studies and political science at John Hopkins University, told the writers that housing political advisers on bases sends a problematic message: “In a robust democracy, what you want is the military to be for the defense of the country as a whole and not just one party.”But the threat assessment to public officials has changed in recent years: political violence targeting both parties is on the rise. In some cases, base living can save the government money by reducing the cost of providing personal security to officials.“The isolation of living on a military base, at least for civilians, has also created a deeper division between Trump’s advisers and the metropolitan area where they govern,” the writers report at the link in our bio. “Trump-administration officials, who regularly mock the nation’s capital as a crime-ridden hellscape, now find themselves in a protected bubble, even farther removed from the city’s daily rhythms. And they are even less likely to encounter a diverse mix of voters—in their neighborhoods, on their playgrounds, in their favorite date-night haunts.”

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