The White House kept it quiet until now, but on Friday the President nearly blocked the Vice President from getting his chosen national security adviser. …
Trump was furious when he learned Pence was bringing on Nikki Haley’s deputy Jon Lerner, according to three sources familiar with the events. The President believed Lerner was a card-carrying member of the “Never Trump” movement because Lerner crafted brutal attack ads for Club for Growth’s multimillion-dollar anti-Trump blitz during the Republican primaries. …
Other officials question Lerner’s qualifications, describing him to Axios as a politico and a pollster, with little foreign policy experience. CONT.
Jonathan Swan, Axios