That’s what’s so scary about Trump’s nominations of Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard as secretary of defense and director of national intelligence, respectively. Trump started off with reasonable enough nominees for his national security team. Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Michael Waltz, both of Florida, are solid choices for secretary of state and national security adviser. But as national security adviser, Waltz will have a vastly greater challenge. He was deferential to Trump when he served as director of national intelligence in 2020, but he didn’t undermine the 18 agencies he supervised.

Source: Washington Post November 15, 2024 18:23 UTC