Trump overthrows “defense policy” experts

A new episode in the series of purges of old foreign policy experts and security establishment figures during the final days of President Donald Trump’s term, depicted when three American security officials said that the administration of outgoing President Donald Trump has fired senior members of the Defense Policy Council, according to CNN. American.

Two of the officials said the House members who were suddenly fired included: former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Henry Kissinger, former House Intelligence Committee member Jane Harman and former House Majority Leader Eric Singer.

According to the Defense Policy Board website, it is a Federal Senior Advisory Committee for the Department of Defense (the Pentagon), and is comprised of prominent national security officials who provide the defense minister and his deputy opinion and advice on defense policy in response to specific tasks assigned to them.

The third defense official said: “In the context of the changes that have been considered for a long time, we can confirm that several members of the Defense Policy Board have been removed. We are so grateful for your dedication to service, commitment, and contributions to our national security. New council members will be announced soon. “

The other two officials added that the fired members also included: former naval operations commander, retired Admiral Gary Rugged, Rudi de León, former Pentagon operations director, and Crouch II, former deputy national security adviser to the Bush administration .

After Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper earlier this month, the Pentagon enacted sweeping changes in leadership, ousted several top officials and replaced them with others loyal to the president.

The new appointments included retired Army Brigadier General Anthony Tata, now a senior Pentagon official, who previously described Barack Obama as a “terrorist leader,” and Cash Patel, Acting Chief of Defense Staff Christopher Miller, who also leads transition efforts with the Joe Biden and Kamala Harris administrations. Coming.

Ezra Cohen and Watnik have also been appointed to a new position and will serve as Under-Secretaries of Defense for Intelligence. Watnick gained his fame in March 2017 due to his alleged involvement in the crisis of spying on Trump’s aides inappropriately, according to “Al-Ain News.”