There’s a storm brewing in the State Department with a young Trump loyalist at the center of a messy controversy.
The Daily Mail reported that Gavin Wax has found himself under fire for allegedly leaking troubling messages from colleagues while holding onto his job thanks to a tight bond with Donald Trump, though his past shows a surprising flip in loyalties from supporting another prominent Republican to jumping on the Trump bandwagon.
Let’s rewind to 2018, when Wax, a Queens native from a middle-class background, led a bold charge to seize control of the Metropolitan Republican Club, a historic Upper East Side institution.
This wasn’t just a polite changing of the guard—it was a full-on pro-Trump rebellion against the anti-Trump old guard, with the New York GOP bristling as Wax snatched their clubhouse right out from under them.
By early 2021, just days after a new administration took office, Wax was publicly backing a different Republican figure for future leadership, even taking to social media to signal his support.
Not stopping there, he penned a sharp critique that spring, slamming Trump for empowering family members in key roles during his first term, a move that raised eyebrows among MAGA faithful.
Fast forward to 2023, and Wax, then just 28, had done a complete 180, fully embracing Trump and becoming a vocal cheerleader for the cause.
His shift started with a gutsy move—sending a cold invitation to Trump for a gala at Cipriani on Wall Street hosted by the New York Young Republicans, a group Wax helped steer.
Trump accepted, and just like that, Wax was catapulted into the inner circle, forging what sources call a “pen-pal” relationship with the former president, who apparently saw him as a kind of protégé.
Now, whispers of opportunism trail Wax, with some insiders suggesting his loyalty might be more about personal gain than principle.
“Gavin was all in for DeSantis before he realized he could make more money from Trump,” a source tracking his career told the Daily Mail. Let’s be honest—political ambition isn’t new, but such a stark pivot does raise questions about what drives this rising star.
Another voice chimed in with a biting observation. “He's not loyal, it's money, he was the first one to turn on Trump after the 2020 election,” a senior New York Republican official told the Daily Mail. If true, that’s a tough pill for any supporter of unwavering commitment to swallow, though Wax’s current dedication can’t be ignored.
Despite the backlash, Wax’s bond with Trump seems ironclad, with sources noting the president admired his scrappy, self-made attitude, even likening him to a “father figure” in Wax’s eyes.
Yet, the current scandal over allegedly leaking inflammatory texts from colleagues threatens to tarnish this carefully crafted image, even as Wax holds onto his State Department role.
Declining to comment on the accusations, Wax remains silent while his New York Young Republican Club proudly claims the distinction of being the first group to back Trump for another run.
Navigating the rough waters of political allegiance and personal ambition, Wax’s journey from critic to confidant is a reminder of how quickly fortunes can shift in the conservative arena—though whether his loyalty is to the man or the opportunity remains a topic of heated debate.
