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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's Bodyman Has Tested Positive For Coronavirus
Jennifer Jacobs @JenniferJJacobsNEWS: One of Trumps personal assistants has tested positive for coronavirus, sources tell me. Nick Luna, as bodyman, works in very close proximity to the president so its not surprising.
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Trump's Bodyman Has Tested Positive For Coronavirus (Original Post)
bigtree
Oct 2020
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bigtree
(86,005 posts)1. lol, realize half the folks looking in wondering what a body man is
A body man or body woman is, in U.S. political jargon, a civilian personal assistant who accompanies a politician (or candidate) virtually everywhere, often arranging and providing lodging, transportation, interactions with media, public, and family, meals, personal briefings and briefing papers, logistical instructions, speech cards, snacks, cell phones, and any other necessary assistance.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_body_men
Maru Kitteh
(28,343 posts)2. There's just not enough money in the world
to get me to do that job for one day.
Doodley
(9,136 posts)3. If he was ordered to remove his mask, he should sue.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)4. I'm confused, I thought Hope Hicks was the bodyman?
bamagal62
(3,270 posts)5. Is a body man the same
As a bodyguard? Ive never heard that before.
brush
(53,883 posts)6. So trump is a super spreader. Figures.