Anthony Senecal

Anthony Senecal
Born
Anthony Peter Senecal

(1941-10-29)October 29, 1941
Plattsburgh, New York
DiedApril 21, 2020(2020-04-21) (aged 78)
Plattsburgh, New York
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Butler
Politician
EmployerDonald Trump
Known forPersonal butler to US President Donald Trump
Political partyRepublican

Anthony Peter Senecal[1] (October 29, 1941 – April 21, 2020[2]) was an American politician and butler. He was the butler of Donald Trump, and also employed as the "in house historian" and tour leader at Trump's private club and part-time residence, Mar-a-Lago.[3] In the 1990s, he was the mayor of Martinsburg, West Virginia.[4]

He entered the public spotlight in 2016 when numerous Facebook posts he made were exposed by Mother Jones. They included calls for executing Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.[5] Senecal endorsed Donald Trump for president. Trump called Senecal's remarks "disgusting", adding that "Mr. Senecal is obviously a very troubled man.” Trump's campaign also disavowed Senecal's views when they were made public, but Senecal was allowed to continue conducting tours at the Trump property in Florida.[3][6][4]

  1. ^ Jerde, Sara. "Donald Trump's butler: Obama should have been shot in his first term". Business Insider. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Francis, Breanna. "Former Martinsburg Mayor Anthony Senecal dies". The Journal. Archived from the original on April 26, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Landy, Benjamin (May 16, 2016). "Trump's "Troubled" Ex-manservant Unrepentant After Secret Service Questioning". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b "5 Things to Know About Donald Trump's Longtime Butler Anthony Senecal". Time. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  5. ^ Corn, David (12 May 2016). "On Facebook, Trump's longtime butler calls for Obama to be killed". Mother Jones. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  6. ^ "10 things you need to know about Trump's racist ex-butler who threatened Obama on Facebook". Salon. 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2018-03-09.