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Trump's 'hype man' now 'one of the five most powerful people around the president': report
The Fixer Who Became the SystemPower, Not PositionBoris Epshteyn is not important because he holds a formal cabinet title. He is important because he has something far more useful in Trumpworld: unfiltered access. He speaks to Trump constantly, appears in the Oval Office about once a week, and can even be put on speaker during meetings without the room being told. That is not staff work. That is private rule by proximity.The source makes clear that Epshteyn’s authority comes from closeness, not public mandate. He is the president’s “fixer,” a compliant gatekeeper whose job is to convert…
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