A Trump appointee whose job was once on the line after a sexually explicit story he wrote caught the attention of the White House has quietly pulled off a political comeback.

Tucker Stewart, 36, a USDA staffer whose cowboy erotica made waves in Washington in September and reportedly had White House officials weighing his termination, has not only managed to keep his job—but even landed a promotion, POLITICO first reported.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins promoted Stewart from her deputy assistant secretary of agriculture to a top legal adviser. Rollins reportedly told colleagues she “felt bad” for Stewart after he faced an onslaught of ridicule, including a monologue from Late Show host Stephen Colbert.

Stewart’s 28-page love story centers on a cowboy who moves from Kansas—Stewart’

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