For decades, Donald Trump has been a real estate mogul. But now he's about to be a Mogul.
Yes, "Mogul" is reportedly Donald Trump's new Secret Service code name. One big asterisk: The name reportedly won't be finalized until Trump's around-the-clock Secret Service protection begins at 8 a.m. ET Wednesday — meaning there's definitely still time for it to change. Here's the scoop from Fox News:
In consultation with the White House Communications Agency, the Secret Service traditionally comes up with a letter of the alphabet for a code name of a president, first lady, or other high-profile people protected by the agency. The name is typically not a secret and does not give away any sensitive information — it's simply used as a way to have a short, simple name to describe the person being protected among agents.A source close to Trump confirmed the letter assigned to him was "M" and he was given a list of roughly 10 names starting with that letter that could be used for this purpose. Trump then sent back to the Secret Service a couple of names that he found acceptable, including "Mogul." [Fox News]
If Trump does stick with Mogul, it'll be something of a 180 from his original suggestion for a Secret Service code name: "Humble."
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