Trump will undercut the US national security apparatus

A respected general will now head the main White House vehicle for foreign and national security policy

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  • NSC role
  • NSC upheaval
  • Political staffers added
  • Intel and military chiefs downgraded
  • President not briefed
  • Cabinet secretaries bypassed
  • Failed security clearance
  • Flynn leaks and resignation
  • First choice demurs
  • 'Normalising' the Trump White House
  • Political battles

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