Wednesday, January 1, 2020

NSC chief slashing Obama's 'bloated' staff to create efficient, tight-lipped White House operation

Via Billy

 President Donald Trump and new National security adviser Robert O'Brien walk to talk with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Under President Obama, the NSC staff mushroomed to as many as 450 people. Mr. O’Brien plans to cut the staff to fewer than 120 policy officials by early next year.
The White House National Security Council staff is being downsized sharply in a bid to improve efficiency within the policy coordinating body by consolidating positions and cutting staff.

A second, unspoken thrust of the overhaul is a hoped-for end to what many critics see as a string of politically damaging, unauthorized disclosures of sensitive information. Leaks of President Trump’s conversations with foreign leaders and other damaging disclosures likely originated with anti-Trump officials in the White House who stayed over from the Obama administration, according to several current and former White House officials.

White House National Security Adviser Robert C. O’Brien is leading the NSC reform effort. He revealed in a recent interview with The Washington Times that 40 to 45 NSC staff officials were sent back in recent months to the agencies where they originally worked, with more likely to be moved out.

2 comments:

  1. Well that sounds like a Nest of Vipers. I imagine President TRUMP and his Patriots were able to unravel a ton of leads, through all of the leaks, from that bunch of commie operatives. Especially after three years of observation, and slowly turning up the heat on the frogs. Sounds more like a traitor round up, than a cull.

    He has got this! "More Plot Twists and Turns are Coming." (17) Can't wait!

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    1. Sounds more like a traitor round up, than a cull.

      Yes, Sir!

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