President Donald Trump’s deputy national security adviser
Matt Pottinger resigned Wednesday afternoon in response to Trump’s reaction to
a mob of his supporters breaching the US Capitol.
Pottinger told people there was very little for him to
consider, the person said. Bloomberg was first to report that Pottinger had
resigned.
Several of Trump’s top national security aides — including
national security adviser Robert O’Brien — are considering resigning in the
wake of his response to a day of chaos and violence, according to multiple
sources familiar with their thinking, CNN reports.
Deputy chief of staff Chris Liddell is also considering resigning, according to the sources.
Earlier Wednesday, O’Brien took the unusual step of
defending Vice President Mike Pence, as Trump has been consumed by the vice
president’s refusal to do his bidding instead of the mob that breached Capitol
Hill. O’Brien said Pence showed courage as Trump lambasted him.
“I just spoke with Vice President Pence. He is a genuinely
fine and decent man. He exhibited courage today as he did at the Capitol on
9/11 as a Congressman. I am proud to serve with him,” O’Brien said
O’Brien, Pottinger and Liddle did not immediately respond to
requests for comment.
The President is being lambasted by his own party for his
response to the day’s events, including egging on his supporters and then
justifying their riot in the US Capitol.
Earlier on Wednesday, Trump told a crowd of supporters
gathered on the Ellipse near the White House that he planned to march with them
to the Capitol building.
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