US EditionAxios: Stephen Miller Top Contender for Trump’s National Security Advisor
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump removed Mike Waltz from his role as national security adviser and appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio as the temporary replacement.
- Waltz’s departure followed the Signalgate scandal, and Trump indicated he expected to appoint a permanent adviser within about six months.
- Stephen Miller, Trump’s deputy chief of staff and architect of strict immigration policies, emerges as a top candidate to fill the role permanently.
- Trump said Miller is “at the top of the totem pole” for the job and called him a “very valued person in the administration.”
- Rubio serves temporarily while Trump takes his time deciding, and some insiders say Miller might decline, preferring to focus on immigration policy.
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Trump Considering Stephen Miller as National Security Adviser
President Donald Trump said on May 4 that he planned to appoint someone to be the new national security adviser within six months, and deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller could be selected for the role. This comes in the wake of Mike Waltz’s exit from the position after Trump stated on May 1 that he was nominating Waltz to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will serve as interim national security ad…
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