Such questioning could also make new policy experts brought in to the NSC less likely to speak up about policy differences and concerns. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan is making a robust case for the incoming Trump administration to hold over career government employees assigned to the NSC at least through the early going of the new administration. Sullivan said he had not spoken to Waltz about the staffing matter, and said it was “up to the next national security adviser to decide how they want to play things. Sullivan noted when Biden took office in 2021, he inherited most of his NSC staff from the outgoing Trump administration. AdvertisementAlexander Vindman was listening to the call in his role as an NSC official when he became alarmed at what he heard.

Source: Huffington Post January 14, 2025 01:02 UTC