Posted on 01/29/2017 1:16:29 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
President Trump’s decision to shake up his National Security Council by removing a prominent military leader in favor of political adviser Steve Bannon is worrisome and a “radical departure,” Sen. John McCain said Sunday.
Trump signed executive action Saturday adding Bannon, who headed the alt-right Breitbart web site before joining the campaign, to his core security council while removing the Director of National Intelligence and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staffs.
“The appointment of Mr. Bannon is something which is a radical departure from any National Security Council in history,” McCain (R-Ariz.) told CBS’s “Face the Nation.”
“The role of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has been diminished, I understand, with this reorganization. One person who is indispensable would be the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in my view. So it’s of concern.”
McCain also took issue with Trump’s travel ban on travelers from seven Muslim countries as a “confusing” process. Listing Iraq on the travel ban could stoke anti-American sentiment when Iraqis have been working with the US to root out ISIS....
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McTurd is absolutely nuts. This is why I voted for Kirkpatrick, a communist over him. At least a freshman senator is vulnerable. McTurd is so entrenched it will take miracle to get rid of him.
McCain should just STFU. He is a pu$$Y. Him and his girlfriend
Lindsey should do us a favor a shut up now. At some point their money pit will run dry and they are not on the correct side of history.
I really hate this man.
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