A Trump administration national security official sought help from advisers to a think tank that disavows climate change. A Trump administration national security official sought help from advisers to a think tank that disavows climate change. The request from William Happer, a member of the National Security Council, is included in emails from 2018 and 2019 that were obtained by the Environmental Defence Fund under the federal Freedom of Information Act and provided to The Associated Press. Mr Happer writes he had already discussed the work with another Heartland adviser, Thomas Wysmuller. Mr Trump appointed him in late 2018 to the National Security Council, which advises the president on security and foreign policy issues.

Source: Irish Independent June 14, 2019 08:48 UTC