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WSJ.COM | White House National Security Council Aide Is Named to Top Pentagon Post

  • esther17376
  • Jul 21
  • 1 min read
Senator Lindsey Graham and former Trump official Kash Patel stand in a formal hallway with red carpet and ornate decor at the White House. The image evokes the political environment in which John McEntee operated while managing personnel and loyalty during the Trump administration.

NOV 10, 2020 — With Esper out, Trump wasted no time filling Pentagon power slots. One key move? Tapping loyalist Kash Patel — formerly a Hill staffer and top White House counterterrorism aide — to serve as Chief of Staff to Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller. The reshuffle sent a clear message: Trump’s final months wouldn’t be quiet ones, and John McEntee’s personnel strategy was still full steam ahead.


 
 

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