The 2 served in the course of the first time period.
President-elect Donald J. Trump has introduced two new picks for his nationwide safety workforce, together with a veteran of his first time period acquainted to many radio listeners.
Sebastian Gorka, who served as a deputy assistant to the president in 2017, will reprise that position whereas additionally serving as counterterrorism director within the administration.
Gorka hosts a extensively syndicated radio program.
“Since 2015, Dr. Gorka has been a tireless advocate for the America First Agenda and the MAGA Motion,” Trump wrote in his announcement on Nov. 22.
Alex Wong, who served within the State Division in the course of the first time period, may also have a deputy assistant to the president position and function principal deputy nationwide safety advisor. Trump has picked Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) as his selection for the nationwide safety advisor position.
Wong additionally held a particular place in relation to North Korea. In his announcement of the picks, Trump famous that Wong had helped facilitate his high-profile assembly with the chief of that nuclear-armed nation, Kim Jong-Un, throughout his first administration.
