White House faces exodus of foreign policy experts ahead of Trump's arrival

[CousinIT]

The White House is struggling to prevent a crippling exodus of foreign policy staffers eager to leave before the arrival of the Trump administration, according to current and former officials.

The top level officials in the National Security Council (NSC) are political appointees who have to submit resignations and leave in a normal transition. The rest of the 400 NSC staff are career civil servants on secondment from other departments. An unusual number of these more junior officials are now looking to depart.

Many are concerned by a proliferation of reports about the incoming national security adviser, Michael Flynn. On Wednesday the Washington Post reported that Flynn had improperly shared classified information with foreign military officers. On the same day, CNN reported that the former Defense Intelligence Agency chief had this week deleted a tweet he had sent out a few days before the election that linked to a fake news story suggesting Hillary Clinton took part in crimes against children.

“Career people are looking get out and go back to their agencies and pressure is being put on them to get them to stay. There is concern there will be a half-empty NSC by the time the new administration arrives, which no one wants,” said one official.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/18/national-security-council-exodus-foreign-policy-michael-flynn


NOBODY WANTS TO BE PART OF THE FINAL MURDER - THE FINAL SNUFFING OUT - OF AMERICA. Who can blame them?

[WestSeattle2]

1. Certainly can't blame them. No one in their right mind wants to work for an idiot.

[vinny9698]

2. They know trouble is coming down the pike, and Trump admin will find scapegoats

They will blame the Obama people for not doing their job. And who wants that?

[msongs]

3. we need somebody in DC who will stop the destruction of our democracy. the military won't do

anything, just like the german military did nothing to stop what's his name, who also bought off all the industrialists with promises of billions

[SaschaHM]

4. No one wants to work for an unhinged conspiracy nut.

Flynn clearly cracked at some point. His reliance and willingness to embrace fake news is disqualifying and since a majority of it tend to be aimed at liberal groups and causes, we're about to see an uptick in witch hunts with NSC backing.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. But Trump has a lot of foreign policy experience

2 out of 3 of his wives were foreigners

[tenorly]

7. And I suspect that when it comes to governing, King Con will take their advice to heart:

"Don't get mad; get everything!"

[OldRedneck]

6. Let 'em go . . .

Trump doesn't need any foreign policy experts . . . he's really smart, smarter than the generals, gets all he needs to know from National Enquirer.