President Donald Trump’s deputy national security adviser, KT McFarland, has been asked to step down after just three months, US media say. Ms McFarland, an ex-Fox News analyst, has been offered the role of ambassador to Singapore instead, Bloomberg and Reuters report. It comes days after Mr Trump removed his senior strategist Steve Bannon from … Read more
President Donald Trump’s deputy national security adviser, KT McFarland, has been asked to step down after just three months, US media say. Ms McFarland, an ex-Fox News analyst, has been offered the role of ambassador to Singapore instead, Bloomberg and Reuters report. It comes days after Mr Trump removed his senior strategist Steve Bannon from … Read more
President Donald Trump has removed his senior strategist Steve Bannon from the US National Security Council (NSC). The appointment in January raised fears that the circle of US intelligence chiefs was being politicised. A White House aide said the reshuffle was not a demotion for Mr Bannon, who used to head up Breitbart News. The … Read more