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A transgender woman who worked as a CIA intelligence briefer describes serving Mike Pence during Trump's first term, then facing potential retaliation when Trump returned to power in 2025 and immediately issued a policy denying recognition of transgender identities.
- The author briefed Vice President Pence nearly daily for a year, building a working relationship with someone whose political career opposed same-sex marriage and LGBTQ+ rights, yet Pence treated her professionally and later affirmed her identity.
- Trump's second-term inauguration included an immediate executive order declaring only two genders exist, creating direct professional jeopardy for the author despite her senior intelligence position.
- The author chose to stay in her White House role despite warnings from CIA leadership that she had a target on her back and should resign before the new administration took power.