President Trump on Wednesday removed controversial White House chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon from the National Security Council, part of a sweeping staff reshuffling that elevated military, intelligence and Cabinet officials to greater roles on the council and left Bannon less directly involved in shaping the administration’s day-to-day national security policy. The restructuring reflects the growing influence of national security adviser H.R. [Stephen K. Bannon, architect of anti-globalist policies, got rich as a global capitalist]White House chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon, left, and national security adviser H.R. When Rice became national security adviser in 2013, she embarked on a somewhat successful effort to shrink its size. He is now in charge of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council headed by Tom Bossert — a reversal from earlier in the year, when the NSC and HSC were put on equal footing.

Source: Washington Post April 05, 2017 23:42 UTC