Posted on 06/25/2025 10:29:11 AM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007
President Donald J. Trump and Secretary Noem appointed new members to the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) and announced the date of the council’s first meeting.
Formed on March 19, 2002, the HSAC leverages the experience, expertise, and national and global connections of its membership to provide the Secretary of Homeland Security with real-time, real-world and independent advice on homeland security operations.
This new-look, America First HSAC will draw upon a deep well of public and private sector experience from homeland security experts committed to fulfilling President Trump’s agenda.
The Homeland Security Advisory Council will hold its first meeting at DHS headquarters in Washington, D.C. on July 2nd, 2025.
Appointed Members:
Henry McMaster, Governor, South Carolina, Chair
Joseph Gruters, State Senator, Florida, Vice Chair
Marc Andreessen, Co-Founder and General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
David Chesnoff, Attorney, Chesnoff and Schonfeld.
Christopher “Chris” Cox, Founder, Bikers for Trump
Mark Dannels, Cochise County Sheriff, Arizona
Richard “Bo” Dietl, CEO and Founder, Beau Dietl & Associates
Matthew Flynn, Attorney, Steptoe. Former Deputy Assistant to the President. Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense.
Rudolph W. Giuliani, Former Mayor, New York City
Harvey C. Jewett IV, Retired President of Super 8 Motels Inc., Retired President and Chief Operating Officer, Rivett Group LLC., President Great Plains Education Foundation, Inc.
Steve Kirby, Founding Partner, Bluestem Capital Company
Mark Levin, Broadcast News Analyst, The Mark Levin Show
Corey Lewandowski, Chief Advisor to the Secretary, Department of Homeland Security
Nicholas Luna, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Implementation, The White House
George Lund, CEO and Chairman, Torch Hill Investment Partners
Edward McMullen Jr, Senior Policy Advisor, Adams and Reese LLP. Former Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein,
Georgette Mosbacher, Co-Chair, Three Seas Programming, Atlantic Council’s Europe Center, Former Ambassador to Poland
James “Jim” Pallotta, Managing Partner and Founder, The Raptor Group.
Omar Qudrat, CEO, Maden, Founder, Muslim Coalition for America, Major, U.S. Army Reserve
Stephen Sloan, Global Head of Private Market Secondaries, Portfolio Advisors and Co-Founder, Cogent Partners
Robert “Bob” Smith, Former U.S. Senator, New Hampshire
Alexei Woltornist, Co-Founder and President, ATHOS. Former Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of Homeland Security
To learn more about the Homeland Security Advisory Council, including its previous taskings, reports, and recommendations, visit DHS.gov/Homeland-Security-Advisory-Council.
That’s a lot of folks. They probably won’t agree on much of anything. And maybe that is the point: yammerheads get a platform so Trump can say they had one and were heard. They might not agree on anything, thus Trump can ignore them. Or they may produce some cogent material that Trump can work with. We’ll see!
Rush would be there, if not from Heaven.
Corey Lewandowdki (sp?) Is he really a good guy?
Don't you worry. Some Federal District Judge will halt this action.
I miss Rush a lot. Especially in times like this.
Always liked Corey..yes...good guy...
Thanks. I must have been thinking of someone else.
I actually think I know who you were thinking about...he lasted a day...his time as spokesperson was cut short as he spewed some filthy comments...
Corey is a former cop and Trump campaign manager. Also abundant rumors that he and Kristi Noem are an item.
I think I can speak to this. President Trump appointed me to the Board of Educational Statistics in December 2020, right before leaving office.
Yes, Rutabaga terminated the board. But before he did I got a glimpse of what an outfit like this does.
Nothing. Totally ceremonial. You might “meet” once or twice a year via zoom. A board this big cannot do anything.
Chris Cox came our our Walter Reed freep at least once, possibly more. He is more politically astute than the name of his Biker group might imply—he's a solid grassroots activist with significant DC experience. Here's a good bio (archived version):
2017: Meet the soft-spoken chainsaw artist behind Bikers for Trump
As founder of Bikers for Trump, his group has participated in motorcycle rallies to register voters. Recently he flew to Greenland on his own dime to make some friends for Trump:
2025: Unpaid and unofficial, he flew to Greenland to spread Trump’s message
The Atlantic Council, a bunch of business guys, and Mark Levin?
Yuck!
Atlantic Council? Where did you get that from?
“Georgette Mosbacher, Co-Chair, Three Seas Programming, Atlantic Council’s Europe Center, Former Ambassador to Poland”
The Atlantic Council is a den of anti-Trump vipers. It was involved in Trump’s first impeachment and they are big supporters of the war in Ukraine.
Not a good appointment.
They’re as globalist as it gets. Part of the UK’s meddling in the US.
“”Hmm. Not sure how to feel about some of these picks.””
Did you leave out the ‘r’ on purpose? A couple of them are Democrats that have donated to ACTBLUE, Hillary, Bernie, Obama, etc. (Chesnoff, Flynn)
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