Scoop: Ricky Waddell (NSC) is leaving the White House - Axios

[Leghorn21]

Trump's deputy National Security Adviser Ricky Waddell will leave the White House, according to two sources briefed on the decision. New National Security Adviser John Bolton wants to bring his own person in, and Waddell was H.R. McMaster's hand-picked deputy.

Why this matters: Bolton is making wholesale changes at the NSC, bringing in his own people and clearing out McMaster's. Senior NSC officials Nadia Schadlow, who authored the Trump administration's National Security Strategy, and Michael Anton, who led the NSC's strategic communications, have already resigned in anticipation of likely being pushed out under Bolton. More NSC departures are expected soon.


White House sources have a high regard for Waddell, a Major General in the United States Army Reserve, who has run the daily operations of the NSC since last May. It's not clear when his last day in the White House will be.

A source briefed on the internal deliberations told me he'll stay on to help with the transition to his replacement and that Waddell is expected to receive a third star in the Army.

https://www.axios.com/deputy-national-security-adviser-ricky-waddell-white-house-898300a5-3ba2-4aef-a029-018dd0c89d43.html

[Botany]

1. Now why would you want this guy working for America's National Security?

Education United States Military Academy (BS)
Corpus Christi College, Oxford (BA)
Webster University (MPA)
Columbia University (PhD)

Military service
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service 1982–present
Rank US-O8 insignia.svg Major General
Awards Defense Superior Service Medal
Bronze Star (with oak leaf cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with oak leaf cluster)
Joint Service Commendation Medal (with 3 oak leaf clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 oak leaf clusters)
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal (with oak leaf cluster)
Combat Action Badge
Air Assault Badge

from wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_L._Waddell

West Point, Oxford, and Columbia not bad colleges but not
good enough for Bolton.

[shraby]

2. Doesn't bolton have to be confirmed first?

[JPK]

4. Re: Confirmation

The National Security Advisor is not subject to Senate confirmation.

[NewJeffCT]

3. Bolton needs his team of war mongers in place

before the November elections so they can get a war or two going to distract from the chaotic train wreck in the White House

[dhill926]

5. got a REALLY bad feeling about all of this....

losing all our checks on the war hounds.....

[monmouth4]

6. Me too. I hope Mueller comes up with something quick...n//t