Gor is said to get along not just with Trump but the entire Trump clan, including Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and Donald Trump Jr.
Kushner has called Gor “easygoing” and “trusted”., external Former congressman Matt Gaetz recalled his fun-loving side, noting he once DJed at MAGA parties in Palm Beach during Trump’s exile. Western media, however, largely cast him as one of Trump’s most reliable foot soldiers – someone who gets the job done.
Gor is known for vetting presidential appointees for loyalty to Trump. In June, Elon Musk branded him a “snake, external” after The New York Post reported that Gor had not filed the paperwork for his own permanent security clearance. The White House insisted Gor held an active clearance and is “fully compliant” with requirements.
Gor’s origins are both unclear and interesting. Though he has been known to describe himself as being Maltese, he was born in 1986 in Uzbekistan when it was still a part of the Soviet Union. He reportedly spent much of his childhood in Malta before moving to the US at 12.
Gor is reported to have been interested in Republican politics from his school and college days, when he went by the name Gorokhovsky, which he later shortened to Gor.
In 2008, he became a junior staffer at the Republican National Committee and one of his jobs included wearing a squirrel costume at events, external to highlight Barack Obama’s ties to an organisation Republicans accused of indulging in voter fraud.
After two years at Fox News, Gor worked with several Republican politicians before joining Trump’s fundraising team in 2020.
A year later, he co-founded Winning Team Publishing with Donald Trump Jr., which has since released multiple Trump books, including the photobook Save America. Since 2022, he has owned a house in Florida, a short drive from Mar-a-Lago, where he is a frequent visitor.
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