A former Trump official who is still loyal to the President-elect blew the whistle on Sunday about something he warns will undermine the agenda for the new Republican administration.
Joshua Steinman, who spent four years on Trump's National Security Council in the first term, said over the weekend that he "fears there are mistakes being made NOW" regarding the National Security Council that "will lead to four years of ineffective governance at best, betrayal at worst."
"Out of loyalty to him, I am going public," Steinman said on his social media.
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"Let me start by saying, this isn't about Rep. Waltz or Alex Wang, who I believe love POTUS and mean well. But it appears they are getting bad advice that will have CASCADING and CATASTROPHIC impact on President Trump's ability to execute his agenda, end war, bring prosperity, etc.," he said, adding, "If the President is the owner of the football team, the NSC is the Quarterback."
According to Steinman, with the council, "PERSONNEL IS POLICY." This is a problem, he says, because he's hearing there will be some people retained from the previous Joe Biden administration.
"I'm hearing (from multiple people) that a significant % of NSC Staff have been told that they will be allowed to stay. This is a serious error if true. Removing people like this isn’t personal, its just prudent," he said.
Steinman added that he and others "advocated for rapid turnover of staff to bring in new blood."
"Fearing 'Optics' of a mass firing, we were told no, and ~50% stayed," he added. "THIS IS WHAT PRESIDENT BIDEN DID, four years later. WE SHOULD DO THE SAME."
"Rapid staff turnover is CRITICAL. Because if you remember, guess who stayed on (allegedly), during those early days?" he wrote. "The person who (allegedly) kicked off the first impeachment."
The conservative Gateway Pundit also picked up on the news, warning that the current setup could "undermine" Trump's new term.
