A top National Security Council official who skirmished with White House aide Stephen Miller and other immigration hardliners was forced out this week, the latest staffing change at the NSC since President Donald Trump named John Bolton his national security adviser in March.
Jennifer Arangio, a senior director in the NSC division that deals with international organizations, was let go Thursday, according to a former White House official and a former NSC staffer. The former NSC staffer said Arangio was escorted off the premises and told her services were no longer needed.
Arangio's exit comes days after two senior officials left the NSC's Middle East section. One, Joel Rayburn, is expected to join the State Department in a top position dealing with Middle East issues, another former NSC official said. It's not clear where the other, Michael Bell, will land.
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