John Bolton Reportedly Considering ‘Massive Shake-Up’ at National Security Council
John Bolton becoming President Trump‘s national security adviser may bring additional changes to the National Security Council.
Per Foreign Policy, Bolton may, as one former White House official put it, “clean house”:
Incoming National Security Adviser John Bolton and people close to him are expected to launch a massive shake-up at the National Security Council, aiming to remove dozens of current White House officials, starting with holdovers from the Barack Obama administration, according to multiple sources.
Those targeted for removal include officials believed to have been disloyal to President Donald Trump, those who have leaked about the president to the media, his predecessor’s team, and those who came in under President Barack Obama.
The New York Times is also reporting that such a move is being considered. In today’s NYT breakdown of chaos within the White House, there’s a nugget about President Trump wanting his new national security adviser to crack down on leaks:
As Mr. Bolton prepares to replace General McMaster, people briefed by the White House said, the president has told Mr. Bolton that he needs to cut down on leaks, like the disclosure this week that Mr. Trump disregarded his briefing materials in a call with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
That has prompted a debate over whether Mr. Bolton should carry out a housecleaning of the security council or leave the existing staff in place.
Most recently the White House was furious about that “DO NOT CONGRATULATE” leak to the Washington Post concerning the President’s call to Vladimir Putin.
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