Pentagon’s Top Foreign Policy Defense Official Resigns

Kathryn Wheelbarger. Source: Wikipedia Commons

Reuters: Top Pentagon official Wheelbarger resigns as critics accuse Trump of seeking 'loyalists'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kathryn Wheelbarger, one of the Pentagon’s most prominent and respected policy officials, is resigning after three years in the job at a time when critics have accused President Donald Trump of prioritizing perceived “loyalists” for top national security posts, sources told Reuters on Thursday.

Wheelbarger, who is highly regarded by national security experts in Trump’s Republican Party and among Democrats, did not explain the reasoning for her departure in a copy of her resignation letter obtained by Reuters.

She had been named by the White House on Feb. 13 to a senior intelligence positihere but in a surprise move last week, the White House instead announced plans to nominate Bradley Hansell here a former special assistant to Trump, to become deputy undersecretary of defense for intelligence.

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WNU Editor: Resigning because you did not get the post. That happens everyday. She was passed over because of her close ties to former Senator McCain.

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