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Olivia Troye
Born (1976-11-19) November 19, 1976 (age 47)
Nevada, United States[1]
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA)
National Defense University (MA)
Naval Postgraduate School
Occupation(s)Former aide to the White House Coronavirus Task Force; former homeland security official
Political partyRepublican

Olivia Troye (born November 19, 1976) is an American national security official who worked on national security and homeland security issues at the National Counterterrorism Center, the United States Department of Energy Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, and the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis.

She went on to work in the Office of the Vice President of the United States as the Homeland Security and Counterterrorism advisor to Vice President Mike Pence and also served on the White House Coronavirus Task Force as Pence's lead staffer on the Task Force.

She resigned from the White House in August 2020.

Early life and education

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Originally from El Paso, Texas, Troye is Mexican American[2] and is fluent in Spanish.

She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, the National Defense University College of International Affairs, and the Naval Postgraduate School.[3]

Career

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After graduating from college, Troye worked for the Republican National Committee. She began a career in national security after the September 11 attacks. She served in the Pentagon as a George W. Bush administration appointee. Troye was an intelligence official in the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis serving as chief of strategy, policy, and plans. Troye worked in the Office of the Vice President of the United States as the homeland security and counterterrorism advisor to Vice President Pence and served as an aide to the White House Coronavirus Task Force.[4][5][6]

While Troye says she resigned, Mike Pence's national security adviser, Keith Kellogg, claims he fired her and "escorted her off the compound." He has also more generally accused her of lying about her time in the Trump-Pence administration. Troye has denied these allegations.[7]

After leaving the White House, Troye became an outspoken critic against the Trump administration's response on the COVID-19 pandemic. She later publicly supported Joe Biden for the 2020 United States presidential election.[8] Troye endorsed Biden in a video released by Republican Voters Against Trump.[9][10]

In the wake of the collapse of the Afghan government and the fall of Kabul in August 2021, Troye called attention to deliberate obstruction of the visa process during the Trump administration, especially by Stephen Miller, for Afghans who were partners with U.S. efforts in Afghanistan.[11]

In August 2020, Troye joined the National Insurance Crime Bureau as vice president of strategy, policy, and plans.[12] Troye is also an advisor to Defending Democracy Together, a conservative, anti-Donald Trump political group known for the "Republicans for the Rule of Law" initiative.[13]

In 2020, Troye, along with over 130 other former Republican national security officials, signed a statement that asserted that President Trump was unfit to serve another term, and "To that end, we are firmly convinced that it is in the best interest of our nation that Vice President Joe Biden be elected as the next President of the United States, and we will vote for him."[14]

In 2024, she appeared with Vice President Kamala Harris at an event in support of abortion rights and spoke at the Democratic National Convention.[15][16]

Troye serves on the board of directors of Voters of Tomorrow, an advocacy organization that promotes political engagement among Generation Z.[17][18]

Personal life

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According to CNN, Troye is a lifelong Republican.[9] She described herself as a "John McCain Republican" in a video released by Republican Voters Against Trump.[19]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tweet".
  2. ^ "Olivia Troye - Biography". APB Speakers. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Olivia Troye Joins The National Insurance Crime Bureau As Vice President Of Strategy, Policy, & Plans". WFMZ.com. 31 August 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  4. ^ Glasser, Susan B. (17 September 2020). ""It Was All About the Election": The Ex-White House Aide Olivia Troye on Trump's Narcissistic Mishandling of COVID-19". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  5. ^ Karni, Annie; Haberman, Maggie (2020-10-03). "A White House Long in Denial Confronts Reality". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  6. ^ Dawsey, Josh (17 September 2020). "Former Pence aide says she will vote for Biden because of Trump's 'flat-out disregard for human life' during pandemic". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2020-10-03. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  7. ^ Hawkins, Erik (September 22, 2020). "Olivia Troye: Former Pence Aide Says General Keith Kellogg Is Lying About Firing Her". Heavy. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  8. ^ Choi, Matthew (17 September 2020). "Ex-Pence aide blasts Trump over Covid response, says she'll vote for Biden". POLITICO. Archived from the original on 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  9. ^ a b Tapper, Jake; Herb, Jeremy (September 17, 2020). "Pence's former lead coronavirus task force aide slams Trump and endorses Biden in new video". CNN. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  10. ^ "Former Aide To Pence On Why She's Planning To Vote For Joe Biden". NPR.org. Archived from the original on 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  11. ^ "Former Pence aide says Trump and Stephen Miller fought against taking Afghan refugees with 'racist hysteria'". Independent. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-20. Mr Miller – a senior aide and speechwriter for Donald Trump – would undermine anyone who was trying to resolve the Special Immigrants Visa issue....Mr Trump and Mr Miller had "watchdogs in place" at the Department of Justice, Homeland Security, State and security agencies to make the process even more difficult.
  12. ^ "Olivia Troye Joins The National Insurance Crime Bureau As Vice President Of Strategy, Policy, & Plans". AP NEWS. 2020-08-31. Archived from the original on 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  13. ^ Niedzwiadek, Nick (12 January 2021). "Anti-Trump group pledges $50 million effort to defend Republican impeachment supporters". POLITICO. Archived from the original on 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  14. ^ "Former Republican National Security Officials for Biden". Defending Democracy Together. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  15. ^ House, The White (2024-07-18). "Remarks by Vice President Harris in a Moderated Conversation with Amanda Stratton and Olivia Troye at a Political Event". The White House. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  16. ^ Astor, Maggie. "D.N.C. Schedule Tonight: What Time Tim Walz and Bill Clinton Will Speak," NYT, Aug. 21, 2024. Retrieved Aug. 21, 2024.
  17. ^ Grumbach, Gary (2023-02-09). "New PAC aims at increasing Generation Z's political clout". NBC News. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  18. ^ "About Us". Voters of Tomorrow. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  19. ^ Glasser, Susan B. (2020-09-17). "'It Was All About the Election': The Ex-White House Aide Olivia Troye on Trump's Narcissistic Mishandling of COVID-19". The New Yorker.

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