The Trump administration has fired some National Security Council staffers.
Washington Post: “The Washington Post reported that the staff sent home consisted of both career officials detailed to the NSC and some political appointees.”
People familiar with the situation say that the Trump administration has drastically reduced the size of the White House National Security Council.
These people reported that the staff sent home consisted of both career officials, who were assigned to the NSC, as well as a few political appointees. These people also spoke under the condition of anonymity in order to discuss a sensitive issue.
A White House spokesperson did not respond immediately to a comment request.
Marco Rubio is President Donald Trump’s new national adviser and secretary of state. Rubio has become a key figure within the administration and was selected for the White House position after Michael Waltz was removed as National Security Advisor following a number of missteps.
A White House official said to Axios that “the NSC is the ultimate Deep State.” Marco is up against the Deep State. “We’re destroying the Deep State.”
The restructuring will also see Andy Barker, who was the national security adviser to Vice President JDVance, and Robert Gabriel as the assistant to the president on policy, move into the role of deputy national security advisers.
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An official in the White House involved in the planning stated that Trump and Rubio were driving the changes in an effort to target Washington’s “Deep State.”
The NSC is the ultimate Deep State. Marco vs. Deep State. A White House official said to Axios that “we’re gutting Deep State”.
Trump drains the swamp.
