Tom Bossert Out As White House Homeland Security Adviser

White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert speaks about the Wannacry virus as he announces that the US believes North Korea was behind the cyber attack, during a briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, ... White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert speaks about the Wannacry virus as he announces that the US believes North Korea was behind the cyber attack, during a briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, December 19, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Tom Bossert will leave his role as White House homeland security adviser, the White House confirmed Monday morning.

“The President is grateful for Tom’s commitment to the safety and security of our great country. Tom led the White House’s efforts to protect the homeland from terrorist threats, strengthen our cyber defenses, and respond to an unprecedented series of natural disasters. President Trump thanks him for his patriotic service and wishes him well,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement.

The announcement of Bossert’s exit came one day after John Bolton started as national security adviser. Bloomberg News’ Jennifer Jacobs reported that Bolton asked Bossert to resign.

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  1. Bolton must have detected subtle traces of sanity in this fellow.

  2. I guess he was just too much in touch with reality.

  3. So.Much.Fleeing…

    Rachel Maddow is gonna need a bigger chart.

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  5. Together, Brennan and Monaco did 7+ years (Monaco was five days short from making it eight years).

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