President Trump with his national security adviser, Robert C. O’Brien, in Los Angeles, September 18, 2019 (Tom Brenner / Reuters)
New York Post: Trump’s national security chief slashes staff to half of Obama levels
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s national security adviser Robert C. O’Brien has dramatically slashed the size of the National Security Council — reducing the headcount to half of what it was during the Obama era, The Post has learned.
The job cuts are an attempt to streamline the foreign policy outfit, which ballooned under the Obama administration to almost 240 staffers — still up from 115 during Condoleezza Rice’s tenure as George W. Bush’s NSA in the early 2000s, a senior White House official said.
By the end of this summer, the NSC will consist of just 105 staff, the official said.
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WNU Editor:This cut in staff has also resulted in the elimination of leaks. Is there a leak?
