The Trump administration He dismissed more than 100 officials of the National Security Council (NSC), as part of his restructuring plan for the advisory bodies of the advice of the White HouseAmerican media reported.
According to the press, an email from the NSC Cabinet Chief, Brian McCormack, was sent around 4 in the afternoon to inform the dismissed that had 30 minutes to leave their desks clean – in the case of being in their jobs – or set a date to return their equipment and collect their files and belongings.
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Among the employees who were disaffected are career officials, as well as hiring made during the Trump administration.
The US Secretary of State Marco Rubioconvened last Thursday a meeting with directors of NSC, which generated speculation about the reorganization of this body, created in 1947 and advises the president in National Security and Foreign Policy, detail today the media by citing as a source several affected officials.
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Integrated by foreign policy experts of the entire US government, the NSC is usually a crucial body to coordinate the president’s foreign policy agenda.
However, under the presidency of Donald Trumpthe role of the NSC has been reduced and the reform is expected to reduce its importance in the White House.
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Trump dismissed the National Security Minister at the beginning of the month Mike Waltzwho was very questioned by the scandal in which a journalist was added to a chat group in Signal.
On this platform, American military attacks were reported, and although it was believed that he would be appointed ambassador to the UN there has been no more news about it.