Trump Defends Ousting NSC’s Vindman, Calls Him ‘Very Insubordinate’

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, National Security Council Director for European Affairs, exits Longworth House Office Building after testifying before the House Intelligence Committee during the second week of impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 19, 2019. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images

President Donald Trump on Feb. 8 defended the ousting of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, calling the former National Security Council (NSC) staffer “very insubordinate.”

Vindman, who testified against Trump during the House’s impeachment inquiry in 2019, was escorted from the White House on Feb. 7.