king of the county Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Bigger than Vindman: Trump scrubs 70 Obama holdovers from NSC by Paul Bedard | February 10, 2020 08:14 AM Print this article 00:0100:55 President Trump is making good on his promises to “drain the swamp” and cut Obama-era holdovers from his staffs, especially the critical and recently controversial National Security Council. Officials confirmed that Trump and national security adviser Robert O’Brien have cut 70 positions inherited from former President Barack Obama, who had fattened the staff to 200. Many were loaners from other agencies and have been sent back. Others left government work. The NSC, which is the president’s personal staff, was rocked when a “whistleblower” leveled charges that led to Trump’s impeachment. Last week, one key official who testified against Trump at a House hearing on the Ukraine affair that led to impeachment was sent packing. Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman was returned to the Pentagon. His twin brother, Lt. Col. Yevgeny Vindman, was also given the boot. Trump had expressed displeasure that Alexander Vindman had testified against him when the Ukraine specialist said he did not like the phone conversation between the president and a newly elected president of Ukraine. Since entering the White House, Trump has relied on staffs smaller than previous administrations and has noted how prior presidents had a much smaller NSC team. O’Brien recently said that former President George W. Bush handled the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with 100 NSC aides, a model he is instituting. “This month, we will complete the right-sizing goal Ambassador O’Brien outlined in October, and in fact, may exceed that target by drawing down even more positions,” John Ullyot, the NSC’s senior director for strategic communications, told Secrets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftwinger Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 No. Trump punished Vindman for doing his job and respecting the rule of law. Trump is a criminal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king of the county Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 Bout fukkin time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaughinAtLefty Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 1 hour ago, king of the county said: Bout fukkin time Damn right it is. Should have done this the first week he took the keys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king of the county Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, LaughinAtLefty said: Damn right it is. Should have done this the first week he took the keys... Concur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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