Linda Tripp was an American civil servant who was born in 1949 and died in April 2020. Later, she met Monica, who was working there as an intern; despite their age gap of 24 years, they became a strong connection. Linda Tripp worked in public relations at the Pentagon. Linda taped President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky’s private talk about their romance in 1998, which sparked outrage in America and among his family members.
Personal Life
Linda Tripp was born in 1949 in New Jersey. Her parents raised her as a single child. Her father was a math and science teacher who was having an affair with one of his students. Her parents separated in 1968. Linda worked as a secretary in Army Intelligence in Maryland after finishing high school. She married a military guy named Bruce Tripp in 1971. They have two children, a son and a daughter. They later divorced in 1990. She later worked at the Pentagon. She was then removed from the White House and sent to the Pentagon’s public relations office.
Career
Linda Tripp’s first job out of college was as a secretary in army intelligence in Maryland. Later that year, in 1987, she was transferred to the Pentagon, where she worked in public relations. She was assigned to the government under the H. W. Bush administration and worked on Bill Clinton’s election as President in 1993. She was transferred from the White House to the Pentagon’s public relations office in 1994. Tripp became friendly with Monica Lewinsky, who was younger than her and working as an intern at the Pentagon at the time. She earned $20,000 more in public relations than she had previously.
Monica told Linda about her romance with President Clinton when they were working together. They’d known one other for about a year and a half before the controversy broke. Linda later taped her chat with the president. Monica accused Linda of treachery. Linda later revealed the recording to Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr in 1998, when Lewinsky claimed she had no relationship with Clinton. “I hate Linda Tripp,” Lewinsky said in her final words. Linda was sacked from her employment after Clinton’s term ended in 2001.
Net Worth
Linda Tripp’s net worth was $40 million, and she made a lot of money working for the White House and the Pentagon. Her holiday boutique, the Christmas Sleight, is owned by her.
