White House National Security Council aide named at Pentagon summit

WASHINGTON – President Trump has appointed a National Security Council official and former congressional aide as chief of staff to new acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller as he continues to shake up the top echelons of the Pentagon in the during his final months in office, officials familiar with the matter said.

U.S. officials have said Kash Patel, who was a Republican aide on Capitol Hill and now works for the White House National Security Council, was named Miller’s chief of staff.

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