Need to reach Trump? Call Rhona.

[MelissaB]

Need to reach Trump? Call Rhona.

The president's acquired a White House staff, but his old friends still prefer to go through his longtime Trump Tower assistant.

Since Trump took office in January, Graff has become a conduit for those who want to quietly offer advice, make personnel suggestions or get on the president’s calendar when he’s at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The list includes investor Ken Langone and AIG chairman Hank Greenberg, whose assistant recently went to Graff about trying to set up a lunch with Trump, according to a person with knowledge of the call.

POLITICO spoke to seven associates of Trump who still pass on messages to the president through Graff, most of whom requested anonymity so as not to risk their access.

“If I really wanted to whisper something in his ear, I would probably go to Rhona,” said New York grocery billionaire John Catsimitidis, who’s dabbled in New York Republican politics and has known Trump for decades.

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“If I wanted to get something to Trump without calling his cell phone, I’d send it to Rhona,” said another confidant who goes through Graff to get to Trump. “Rhona is always going to be around.”

More: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/rhona-graff-trump-conduit-236484

[MelissaB]

1. About Mar-a-Lago

Graff’s greatest influence is over Trump’s calendar at Mar-a-Lago, where his schedule is less tightly controlled by Washington staff. The president requests blocks of personal time be left free, which is uses to meet with friends, many of them club members who alert Graff in advance that they’re planning to be in Palm Beach at the same time as the president.

During Trump's first few trips to Mar-a-Lago, his official schedule was left open for meetings coordinated by Graff, according to a person with knowledge of his schedule.

[pinboy3niner]

2. I keep mangling her name and calling her Mysha Rhona