Nate Hochman Lands 2 State Department Roles After 2023 DeSantis Campaign Firing
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 6
Nate Hochman Lands 2 State Department Roles After 2023 DeSantis Campaign Firing
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 6
Summary
Nate Hochman now serves at the State Department as deputy director of policy planning and as Secretary Marco Rubio’s chief speechwriter, according to his email signature.
His appointment follows a 2023 firing from Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign after he promoted a pro-DeSantis video that briefly showed an image embraced by white supremacists.
Within a year, Hochman resurfaced at America 2100 — a right-wing group tied to Rubio — and later worked for a Republican senator on Capitol Hill before joining the department.
State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott called Hochman a trusted, key member advancing the president’s foreign policy agenda, while Hochman did not respond to a request for comment.
The move underscores how public controversy has not barred some figures from rising into senior roles in Washington, particularly within the Trump administration.