White House slashing staff in major overhaul of National Security Council, officials say

President Donald Trump is ordering a major overhaul of the National Security Council that will shrink its size, lead to the ouster of some political appointees and return many career government employees back to their home agencies, according to two U.S. officials and one person familiar with the reorganization.

- GNS News Agency, May 29

The number of staff at the NSC is expected to be significantly reduced, according to the officials, who requested anonymity to discuss the sensitive personnel matter.

The shake-up is just the latest shoe to drop at the NSC, which is being dramatically made over after the ouster early this month of Mr Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz, who in many ways had hewed to traditional Republican foreign policy.Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been serving as national security adviser since the ouster of Mr Waltz, who was nominated to serve as Mr Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations.