President Donald Trump listens to his newly announced White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien in Los Angeles, California, on Sept. 18, 2019. File photo by REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Zero Hedge: National Security Council Gutted As Establishment Loyalists Undermine Trump
One week after President Trump ordered a serious reduction in staff at the National Security Council, National security adviser Robert O'Brien has announced the size and scope of the cuts, promotions, and other organizational matters following the departure of John Bolton.
Speaking at a late Thursday town hall event, O'Brien said he's aiming to eliminate approximately half of the 178 staff members at the NSC over the next 15 months, according to PBS - while Politico has the details on promotions.
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Update #1: White House plans to cut foreign policy staff by nearly half (PBS).
Update #2: Trump's new national security adviser shakes up staff (Politico)
WNU editor: Under previous administrations the National Security Council had a staff of about 100. Under President Obama this staff ballooned to about 400. President Trump currently has about 180, and they have certainly not served him well. White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien is going to clean up house, something that should have been done at the beginning of President Trump's Presidency.
3 comments:
Trump certainly has kept quite a few of what's his name's appointees. Was he too trusting? Or just unable to think careerists could be so untrustworthy and politicized while taking a paycheck from American taxpayers?
No matter. 400 sounds like a large amount compared to past administrations and I would certainly enjoy hearing what was accomplished by such a huge increase.
Part of the shovel ready job program perhaps? A feed the drones program. In a real beehive the drones are kicked out come winter. They are considered useless mouths.
Kicking out useless mouths coming soon to a neighborhood near you.
Just so much to do....everywhere you look self entitled people working in the government. Slash away!
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