Earlier today the New York Post (Murdoch Inc.) was reporting a cabinet meeting was scheduled to take place tomorrow at Camp David, in Maryland. The unusual location for this meeting stemmed from information the Post obtained via an anonymous “White House official.”
For some reason, every media report felt it was important to emphasize that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard would be in attendance at the cabinet meeting. Gabbard’s departure is openly well known and not expected until June 30th, but for some reason the DC media stenographers were quite interested in whether DNI Gabbard would be in attendance.
After about 8 hours, President Trump announced the cabinet meeting was moved back to Washington DC, due to an inclement weather forecast.
[WEATHER]
Terrible weather. Horrible stuff. 40% chance of rain even.
Cloudy, with a chance of meatballs.
During the eight hours between the leaked location report and the sudden reversal in venue, something else happened.
[SOURCE]
In this shifted role, State Department Counselor Michael Needham, a longtime confidant and aide to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, will now be the assistant to President Trump and deputy national security adviser.
Mike Needham will serve along with Rubio, who, in addition to being Secretary of State is also President Trump’s National Security Advisor. The National Security Advisor runs the White House National Security Council.
You may note, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), that would be Tulsi Gabbard, serves as the head of the U.S. Intelligence Community and also acts as the principal advisor to: the President, the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council, for all intelligence matters related to national security.
Deputy National Security Advisor Mike Needham will now assist in running the National Security Council while Marco Rubio remains in his dual role as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State. Needham was chief of staff to Rubio in the U.S. Senate during Rubio’s tenure as Vice-Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) and a Gang of Eight member.
With “national security” as his mantra, what exactly is Sebastien GORKA’s role among all these advisors surrounding the President?
Does he really listen to him?
Gorka’s title is Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism, National Security Council
Trump can get media attention for almost anything especially if the media thinks it’s “bad.”
So SD, what are you insinuating?
He was inferring that PDJT lied about weather being the reason not to go to Camp David. They set a trap for a leaker and caught him. They weren’t going to CD this week.
Exactly; my guess is that only a few very limited people were “informed” of Camp David.
And maybe targeting an inside leaker?
I read that some were claiming it was Marco Rubio that leaked but there is nothing else to support that. Just thought I would mention this. I doubt if Marco would risk his reputation like that.
Seems like a few posts got deleted overnight. Not sure why.
This reminds me of the catchy revision of On Top of Old Smokey from the early sixties:
On top of spaghetti,
All covered with cheese,
I lost my poor meatball,
When somebody sneezed.
seems this leaker has fell on the floor and rolled out the door.
Somewhere Dick Biondi is smiling.
…it rolled off the table,
It fell on the floor,
And then my poor meatball,
Rolled right out the door!
🙂 Sang it loudly, several times as a kid at summer camp.
I assumed it was going to be a debriefing session for Tulsi Gabbard to report what was coming next, before her unfortunate departure.
I’m sure she has some things yet to do, and set in motion (including releasing to The People), and a formal debrief will be done in a different format and certainly venue.
Ive traveled I 70 in MD many times and it is dangerous during rain, very foggy, Camp David is very isolated. I wouldn’t want to risk travel and isolation for all cabinet members..
So, who did Mike Needham replace?
Robert Gabriel Jr was replaced by Mike Needham. Apparently Gabriel was the source of the Camp David leak.
President Trump’s trusted allies caught Gabriel with the “leak trap,” President Trump fired him, and replaced him with Needham.
At least, that’s how it appears based on everything Sundance has said.
If Gabriel was being blackmailed or his family threatened, I hope they can secure their safety while developing actionable intel about the ones responsible.
Does anyone know of a spy novel or movie that featured a double-agent embeded in M16 and reporting back to the US?
I think it’s time for one. Working title: “The Sixth Eye”
Many Presidents have used Camp David a lot. Trump not so much, then again he has more property than other Presidents. He also doesn’t care about being out of the limelight.
I was actually excited he was going to CD. It signaled (to me) that stuff might be moving fast with Iran. CD is well equipped to deal with many National Security issues, it’s seems like it’s managed once again… without the President even visiting!
NWS Storm Prediction Center forecast for today.