‘So Much Distrust’: Incoming Trump NSA Disputes Report That Neocons Are Influencing MAGA Staffing
Incoming national security advisor Mike Waltz disputed a report that neoconservatives are helping staff the National Security Council (NSC) for President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, claiming no one is making personnel decisions outside of Trump and his transition team.
In an exclusive interview with the Daily Caller, Waltz responded to a Tablet Magazine report that says Republican Ohio Rep. Mike Turner is boasting that he is “taking over Trump’s IC (Intelligence Community)” by trying to get his staff director, Adam Howard, hired as the NSC’s senior director for intelligence. Tablet reported that Howard “is meant to be [Turner’s] instrument” in the position.
However, Waltz and Turner both denied the report to the Caller. Waltz said he has not discussed NSC staffing or policy issues with Turner since he was nominated by Trump. Turner also claimed he has not been any part of the Trump transition team and that the anonymous report is false.
“President-elect Trump has a fantastic National Security team that will reverse the dangerous policies of the Biden Administration. I have not sought to participate in any part of the Trump transition team and have not participated. Anonymous reports to the contrary are false. I look forward to working with the Trump Administration,” Turner told the Caller. (Read more from “‘So Much Distrust’: Incoming Trump NSA Disputes Report That Neocons Are Influencing MAGA Staffing” HERE)
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