National security adviser Mike Waltz sends home dozens of NSC officials
National security adviser Michael Waltz has authorized a “full review” of dozens of career officials who staff the White House on issues including Iranian and North Korean nuclear proliferation, cyberespionage, and Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to his spokesman.
The move is aimed at ensuring that National Security Council personnel “are committed to implementing President Trump’s America First agenda to protect our national security and wisely use the tax dollars of America’s working men and women,” National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes said in a statement.
“Since 12:01 pm on Monday personnel reviews and decisions based on the evaluations are being made,” Hughes said in the statement.
The officials, known as aides or detailees, were told Wednesday in a brief call conducted by Waltz’s chief of staff, Brian McCormack, that they were to leave the building immediately. They were given instructions to return only if asked by their supervisors — senior directors appointed by the Trump administration, according to three U.S. officials familiar with the matter, who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe sensitive personnel matters.
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