#national-security-adviser

#national-security-adviser

In his book about working as Tony Blair's chief of staff in No 10, Jonathan Powell warned of the danger leaders surrounding themselves with flatterers and yes-men. He quoted the Italian philosopher of power Niccolo Machiavelli on how it was one error into which princes are apt to fall because men take such pleasure in their own concerns, and so deceive themselves with regard to them.

On Air Force One, Trump firmly disputed claims of lost confidence in Waltz, stating, 'I didn't lose confidence in him... If I had to choose for myself, I'd rather have that job than the other.'