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Trump's Remaking of the NSC
The National Security Council has served as the intelligence and foreign policy hub of the White House since 1947. But in less than half a year, it's undergone a remarkable transformation.
Since President Trump chose Robert O'Brien as his national security advisor in September, O'Brien has dismissed or transferred about 70 people or about one-third of those employed by or temporarily assigned to the NSC [White House quietly trims dozens of national security experts], according to senior administration officials. He's expected to make a final round of cuts this week.
That comes on top of the high-profile removal of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a key witness in Trump's impeachment case, and his twin brother, Lt. Col. Yevgeny Vindman, an ethics lawyer.
O'Brien has denied that his downsizing of the NSC is an effort to dismantle what Trump has called the "deep state" and said that his primary aim isn't to remove career government employees and other professionals in favor of Trump loyalists. But he conceded that the realignment has increased the proportion of politically appointed staffers. [Los Angeles Times, February 13, 2020]
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The National Security Council has served as the intelligence and foreign policy hub of the White House since 1947. But in less than half a year, it's undergone a remarkable transformation.
Since President Trump chose Robert O'Brien as his national security advisor in September, O'Brien has dismissed or transferred about 70 people or about one-third of those employed by or temporarily assigned to the NSC [White House quietly trims dozens of national security experts], according to senior administration officials. He's expected to make a final round of cuts this week.
That comes on top of the high-profile removal of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a key witness in Trump's impeachment case, and his twin brother, Lt. Col. Yevgeny Vindman, an ethics lawyer.
O'Brien has denied that his downsizing of the NSC is an effort to dismantle what Trump has called the "deep state" and said that his primary aim isn't to remove career government employees and other professionals in favor of Trump loyalists. But he conceded that the realignment has increased the proportion of politically appointed staffers. [Los Angeles Times, February 13, 2020]
John Kelly: Vindman Was Right to Report Trump’s ‘Illegal Order’ on Ukraine
Trump steals the Dems’ spotlight at New Hampshire rally
Trump budget cuts trillions from Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
TRUMP'S GRUMP: Boris Johnson's special relationship with Donald Trump is under pressure today amid reports the U.S. president was "apoplectic" with fury over the prime minister's decision to allow Huawei into non-core parts of the U.K.'s 5G network. British officials claim they were "taken aback by the force of the president's language" toward the PM in a call last week following the U.K.'s Huawei announcement. [POLITICO London Playbook, February 7, 2020]
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