Economy Eclipses Foreign Affairs As Trump Triumph

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An untold, but significant story of President Trump’s White House has been the sharp contrast between the National Economic Council and the National Security Council.

The National Security Council has been nothing but trouble. It has churned through a series of national security advisers — Michael Flynn, H.R. McMaster, John Bolton, and now Robert O’Brien. On their watch President Trump did follow through on some campaign promises — moving the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal. He’s won the return of some Americans who had been held overseas.

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