Margo Martin
{{Short description|American political advisor (born 1995)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Margo Martin
| image = Margo Martin (54443332124).jpg
| caption = Martin in 2025
| office = Special Assistant to the President and Communications Advisor
| president = Donald Trump
| deputy =
| term_start = January 20, 2025
| term_end =
| predecessor = Position established
| successor =
| birth_name = Margo Mcatee Martin
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|7|24}}
| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party =
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| children =
| education = Texas Christian University
}}
Margo Mcatee Martin (born July 24, 1995) is an American spokesperson and political advisor who has served as special assistant to the president and communications advisor since 2025.
Early life
Marco Mcatee Martin was born on July 24,{{Sfn|Palmer|Sherman|2019}} 1995, in Dallas, Texas.{{Sfn|Mealins|Gibbs|2024}}{{Sfn|Margo Mcatee Martin in the Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997}} Her sister, Markie, is an anchor for NewsNation.{{Sfn|Helderman|Dawsey|Parker|Alemany|2022}} Martin was raised in Ada, Oklahoma.{{Sfn|Chute|2023}} She attended Ada High School and was named to the Oklahoma Coaches Association's All-State tennis team in 2013.{{Sfn|Johnson|2013}} Martin attended Texas Christian University.{{Sfn|"25 Things you should know about Markie Martin". KOCO}}
Career
=White House press assistant=
By July 2019, Martin had served as a press assistant in the White House Office of the Press Secretary.{{Sfn|Palmer|Sherman|2019}} She continued to serve in the position through January 2021.{{Sfn|Kumar|McGraw|Grunwald|2021}}
=Deputy communications director (2021–2025)=
After the inauguration of Joe Biden, Martin moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, to assist outgoing president Donald Trump in his transition process.{{Sfn|Rogers|2021}} She became the lead press secretary for Trump's office in February.{{Sfn|Easley|Samuels|Chalfant|2021}} By July, she had become the deputy director of communications for Save America, Trump's political action committee.{{Sfn|Bade|Lizza|Palmeri|Daniels|2021}} Martin routinely taped interviews Trump gave for books written about him; one such interview, conducted that month, revealed that Trump was aware one document in his possession was not declassified. The recording of the interview was obtained by federal prosecutors in the Smith special counsel investigation.{{Sfn|Haberman|Swan|Feuer|2023a}} Martin and her devices were subpoenaed,{{Sfn|Haberman|Swan|Feuer|2023b}} and she appeared before a grand jury in March 2023. The recording was used to seek her testimony.{{Sfn|Viswanatha|Gurman|2023}} By February 2024, The New York Times considered Martin one of Trump's "closest personal aides".{{Sfn|Swan|Haberman|Goldmacher|2024}} In September, she was sued by the White Stripes over a campaign video that included a segment of "Seven Nation Army".{{Sfn|Sands|2024}}
=Special assistant to the president (2025–present)=
By January 2025, Trump had not announced a position for Martin.{{Sfn|Samuels|2025}} She has served as special assistant to the president and communications advisor as early as March.{{Sfn|Ostly|2025}} An analysis by The New York Times found that Martin was one of several Trump aides who is situated between the Cabinet Room and the Oval Office.{{Sfn|Lee|Shao|Haberman|Mills|2025}}
References
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Works cited
=Articles=
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- {{Cite web |title=25 Things you should know about Markie Martin |url=https://www.koco.com/article/25-things-you-should-know-about-markie-martin/4301435 |date=December 5, 2014 |publisher=KOCO-TV |access-date=May 12, 2025 |ref={{Harvid|"25 Things you should know about Markie Martin". KOCO}}}}
- {{Cite web |last1=Bade |first1=Rachael |last2=Lizza |first2=Ryan |last3=Palmeri |first3=Tara |last4=Daniels |first4=Eugene |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2021/07/29/mcconnells-herschel-walker-problem-493773 |title=McConnell's Herschel Walker problem |date=July 29, 2021 |author-link1=Rachael Bade |author-link2=Ryan Lizza |author-link3=Tara Palmeri |author-link4=Eugene Daniels |work=Politico |access-date=April 21, 2025}}
- {{Cite web |last=Chute |first=Nate |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/13/margo-martin-trump-aide-fake-melania-trump-arraignment-not-guilty/70319193007/ |title=Oklahoma native dubbed 'Fake Melania' seen outside Trump arraignment |date=June 13, 2023 |work=The Oklahoman |access-date=April 21, 2025}}
- {{Cite web |last1=Easley |first1=Jonathan |last2=Samuels |first2=Brett |last3=Chalfant |first3=Morgan |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/538329-trump-mum-as-senate-debates-his-role-in-inciting-capitol-mob/ |title=Trump mum as Senate debates his role in inciting Capitol mob |date=February 10, 2021 |work=The Hill |access-date=April 21, 2025}}
- {{Cite web |last1=Haberman |first1=Maggie |last2=Swan |first2=Jonathan |last3=Feuer |first3=Alan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/us/politics/trump-tape-document.html |title=Trump Was Taped Discussing Sensitive Document He Had Kept After Leaving Office |date=May 31, 2023 |author-link1=Maggie Haberman |author-link2=Jonathan Swan |work=The New York Times |access-date=April 21, 2025 |ref={{Harvid|Haberman|Swan|Feuer|2023a}}}}
- {{Cite web |last1=Haberman |first1=Maggie |last2=Swan |first2=Jonathan |last3=Feuer |first3=Alan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/01/us/politics/trump-recording-documents-evidence.html |title=Recording of Trump Underscores Growing Evidence in Documents Case |date=June 1, 2023 |author-link1=Maggie Haberman |author-link2=Jonathan Swan |work=The New York Times |access-date=April 21, 2025 |ref={{Harvid|Haberman|Swan|Feuer|2023b}}}}
- {{Cite news |last1=Helderman |first1=Rosalind |last2=Dawsey |first2=Josh |last3=Parker |first3=Ashley |last4=Alemany |first4=Jacqueline |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/18/trump-life-after-presidency/ |title=How Trump jettisoned restraints at Mar-a-Lago and prompted legal peril |date=December 18, 2022 |author-link1=Rosalind Helderman |author-link2=Josh Dawsey |author-link3=Ashley Parker |author-link4=Jacqueline Alemany |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=April 21, 2025}}
- {{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Brian |url=https://www.theadanews.com/sports/ada-tennis-trio-named-to-all-state-team/article_6b5c9a3e-ac9a-5cc5-80be-c316c412e0d6.html |title=Ada tennis trio named to All-State team |date=May 20, 2013 |work=The Ada News |access-date=April 21, 2025}}
- {{Cite web |last1=Kumar |first1=Anita |last2=McGraw |first2=Meridith |last3=Grunwald |first3=Michael |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/20/donald-trump-leaves-460867 |title=Donald Trump leaves as he arrived, minus his microphone |date=January 20, 2021 |author-link3=Michael Grunwald |work=Politico |access-date=April 21, 2025}}
- {{Cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Junho |last2=Shao |first2=Elena |last3=Haberman |first3=Maggie |last4=Mills |first4=Doug |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/21/us/politics/white-house-west-wing-offices-trump.html |title=Who Sits Where in Trump's West Wing |date=April 21, 2025 |author-link3=Maggie Haberman |author-link4=Doug Mills (photographer) |work=The New York Times |access-date=April 21, 2025}}
- {{Cite web |last1=Mealins |first1=Evan |last2=Gibbs |first2=Audrey |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/09/09/white-stripes-sue-trump-seven-nation-army-song/75149392007/ |title=The White Stripes sue Trump over use of 'Seven Nation Army' in social media video |date=September 9, 2024 |work=The Tennessean |access-date=April 21, 2025}}
- {{Cite web |last=Ostly |first=Ayrton |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/03/07/kirk-cousins-donald-trump-oval-office/82013379007/ |title=Falcons QB Kirk Cousins meets with President Trump in Oval Office |date=March 7, 2025 |work=USA Today |access-date=April 21, 2025}}
- {{Cite web |last1=Palmer |first1=Anna |last2=Sherman |first2=Jake |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2019/07/24/how-to-think-about-todays-mueller-extravaganza-461020 |title=How to think about today's Mueller extravaganza |date=July 24, 2019 |author-link1=Anna Palmer |author-link2=Jake Sherman (journalist) |work=Politico |access-date=April 21, 2025}}
- {{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=Katie |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/us/politics/trump-white-house-jobs.html |title=Job Seekers With Trump White House on Their Résumés Face a Cold Reality |date=January 29, 2021 |work=The New York Times |access-date=April 21, 2025}}
- {{Cite web |last=Samuels |first=Brett |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5072757-trump-second-term-imperialism/ |title=Trump's America First becomes America expands |date=January 7, 2025 |work=The Hill |access-date=April 21, 2025}}
- {{Cite news |last=Sands |first=Leo |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2024/09/10/white-stripes-trump-jack-white-meg/ |title=White Stripes sue Donald Trump over use of 'Seven Nation Army' in video |date=September 10, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=April 21, 2025}}
- {{Cite web |last1=Swan |first1=Jonathan |last2=Haberman |first2=Maggie |last3=Goldmacher |first3=Shane |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/us/politics/trump-incumbency-imagery.html |title=How Trump Uses the Power and Imagery of His Presidency |date=February 5, 2024 |author-link1=Jonathan Swan |author-link2=Maggie Haberman |work=The New York Times |access-date=April 21, 2025}}
- {{Cite web |last1=Viswanatha |first1=Aruna |last2=Gurman |first2=Sadie |url=https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-prosecutors-struggled-over-motives-then-they-heard-the-tape-37a7efed |title=Trump Prosecutors Struggled Over Motives. Then They Heard the Tape. |date=June 23, 2023 |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=April 21, 2025}}
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=Documents=
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- {{Cite document |title=Margo Mcatee Martin in the Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997 |publisher=Birth Index |ref={{Harvid|Margo Mcatee Martin in the Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997}}}}
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