Trump Confirms Sackings of Some National Security Council Staffers

‘[We] always will let go people that we don’t like, or people that we don’t think do the job,’ Trump told reporters.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs the White House in Washington on April 3, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

President Donald Trump confirmed on April 3 that some staffers at the National Security Council were recently laid off.

While speaking with reporters outside Air Force One on April 3, Trump was asked why members of the council were fired.