CNN reports:
President Donald Trump’s decision to reorganize the National Security Council in a way that removes the director of intelligence and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from always attending the principals’ committee is “stone cold crazy,” former National Security Adviser Susan Rice said Sunday.
Rice retweeted another Twitter user, P.E. Juan, who said: “Trump loves and trusts the military so much he just kicked them out of the National Security Council and put a Nazi in their place.”
Rice, President Barack Obama’s national security adviser, was reacting to an executive order signed by Trump that said that the head of DNI and the nation’s most senior military officer would be invited to attend the security meetings “where issues pertaining to their responsibilities and expertise are to be discussed.”
White House press secretary Sean Spicer told ABC News Rice’s comments were “clearly inappropriate language from a former ambassador.” NI James Clapper was always included in Obama administration’s NSC principals’ meetings, CNN confirmed.
Trump loves and trusts the military so much he just kicked them out of the National Security Council and put in a Nazi in their place.
— Juan, P.E. ???? (@jrivera64) January 29, 2017
This is stone cold crazy. After a week of crazy. Who needs military advice or intell to make policy on ISIL, Syria, Afghanistan, DPRK? https://t.co/Mmyc139w3M
— Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) January 29, 2017
Pence may chair NSC meetings in lieu of POTUS. Never happened under Obama. UN Ambassador sidelined from Cabinet and Sub cabinet level mtgs.
— Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) January 29, 2017
Chairman of Joint Chiefs and DNI treated as after thoughts in Cabinet level principals meetings. And where is CIA?? Cut out of everything?
— Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) January 29, 2017
Pence may chair NSC mtgs in lieu of POTUS. Never happened w/Obama. UN Amb sidelined from Cabinet and Sub Cab mtgs. #NationalSecurityCouncil
— Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) January 29, 2017