In the wake of US President Donald Trump’s reaction to a mob of his supporters breaching the US Capitol, the White House Deputy national security adviser, Matt Pottinger has resigned.
According to
reports, Pottinger told his associates and friends there was very little for
him to consider as it was clear it was Trump's words during his Wednesday rally
that invited the mob to invade Capitol Hill.
According to
a new CNN report, after the riots that occurred on Capitol Hill, shocking the
whole world, several of President Donald Trump's top aides, including national
security adviser Robert O'Brien and deputy chief of staff Chris Liddell, were
considering resigning.
Pottinger was
not the only White House staffer who resigned on Wednesday. Stephanie Grisham,
first lady Melania Trump’s chief of staff who was previously the White House
press secretary, resigned. CNN also reported that several other staffers
resigned from the White House on Wednesday.
Pottinger
joined the White House in 2019. He previously had a decorated military career
serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The stunning
display of insurrection was the first time the US Capitol had been overrun
since the British attacked and burned the building in August of 1814, during
the War of 1812
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