“New high-ranking officials of US President-elect Donald Trump have begun questioning career civil servants of the National Security Council of the White House. They are finding out who they voted for in the 2024 election and whether they published posts on social networks that the Trump team might not like.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
New high-ranking officials of US President-elect Donald Trump have begun questioning career civil servants of the National Security Council of the White House. They are finding out who they voted for in the 2024 election and whether they published posts on social networks that the Trump team might not like.
Source: The Associated Press, citing a White House source
Details: At least some employees, the source said, have already started packing after being asked about their loyalty to Trump, even though they had previously been told they would remain with the NSC under the new administration.
According to the publication’s source, some employees have already begun to pack up after questions about loyalty to Trump, although they were previously informed of the possibility of remaining at the National Security Service under the new administration.
Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, has publicly announced his intention to fire all non-political appointees and career intelligence officials before Inauguration Day to fill the Council with those who support Trump’s agenda.
Literally: “Mass dismissal of foreign policy and national security experts may deprive the Trump team of significant experience and institutional knowledge in solving complex political challenges, in particular in Ukraine and the Middle East. In addition, in such a case, new political experts involved in the work of the NSC will be less willing to talk about political differences and concerns.”
Details: U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said neither Waltz nor Trump’s transition team had informed him that the new team was conducting or planning to conduct such a review.
“We have a real diversity of people in terms of their views, their political beliefs, their backgrounds,” Sullivan said.
He also emphasized that the new administration should keep long-term employees working at the National Security Service at least until the new administration begins. He called them “patriots who worked under both democratic and republican administrations without fear or favor.”
“And many of them raised their hands to say, ‘I’m ready to stay and continue to serve,'” Sullivan said.
Literally: “The National Security Council staff questioned about their loyalty to Trump are mostly profile experts who have been seconded to the White House by federal agencies — such as the State Department, the FBI and the CIA — for temporary assignments that typically last one to two years. after dismissal from the National Security Service, they return to their departments.”
Details: Sullivan noted that when Biden takes office in 2021, he will inherit most of his NSC staff from the outgoing Trump administration.
Literally: “In early January, Waltz told Breitbart News that ‘everyone will be resigning at 12:01 a.m. on January 20th.'” He added that he wanted the NSDC staffed “100% in line with the president’s agenda.”
A representative of Trump’s transition administration, who spoke about personnel issues on the condition of anonymity, said that the new administration considers it “quite appropriate” to single out officials who share the new president’s vision and will be focused on achieving common goals.