Trump Fired Some Of The White House National Security Council Staffers

• 24.05.2025, 10:15

The scope of the once powerful body will also undergo significant changes.

Dozens of staffers have been laid off from the White House National Security Council as President Donald Trump has decided to reduce the staff and scope of the once-powerful body.

According to Reuters, citing a number of designated sources. "Staff dealing with most major geopolitical issues, from Ukraine to Kashmir, were laid off on Friday night," the sources said, adding that many were leaving in tears.

The publication noted that the layoffs came just weeks after Secretary of State Marco Rubio replaced Mike Waltz as national security adviser.

The publication noted that the restructuring of the national security council envisioned by Trump would further reduce the council's influence, transforming it from a powerful policy-making body into a small organization focused more on implementing the president's agenda than shaping it, sources said.