Robert Gabriel Jr. is an American political advisor, speechwriter, and former television producer who has served as the United States deputy national security advisor alongside Andy Baker since May 2025. Gabriel has additionally served as

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for policy since 2025.

Career

Policy advisor and special assistant (2016–2021)

Gabriel served as a policy advisor for

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. In January 2017, he was named to Stephen Miller's staff as a special assistant. Gabriel later became an associate producer of ''

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'' (2017–present). By January 2021, he had become a speechwriter for Trump; during the January 6 Capitol attack, he texted an unknown staffer, "Potus im sure is loving this ." That morning, after vice president

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told Trump that he would not follow through with Trump's fake electors plot, Gabriel instructed speechwriters to "reinsert the Mike Pence lines", referring to lines Trump wrote directly urging Pence to "refer the illegally submitted electoral votes back to the states".

Post-government work (2021–2025)

In August 2022,

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revealed that Gabriel had established a

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that began receiving monthly payments from a

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associated with Trump. He was involved in

's 2024 presidential campaign as an assistant to

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, the campaign's manager.

Assistant to the president for policy (2025–present)

In January 2025, Gabriel was named as an assistant to the president for policy.

Deputy National Security Advisor (2025–present)

In May 2025, ''

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'' reported that Gabriel was named

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alongside Andy Baker as part of a restructuring effort by

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, the acting national security advisor.

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