Scoop: Rubio aide promoted to top White House national security post
Summary
Mike Needham, an aide to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, was promoted to deputy national security adviser at the White House. He replaces Robert Gabriel and will work closely with Rubio, who is the president’s national security adviser.Key Facts
- Mike Needham was Marco Rubio’s Senate chief of staff starting in 2018.
- Needham previously worked at Heritage Action, a conservative political group.
- He joined the Trump administration as Rubio’s counselor at the State Department.
- Needham’s new job is assistant to the president and deputy national security adviser.
- Robert Gabriel, the previous deputy national security adviser, was praised by the White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.
- Needham has good relationships within the White House, including with Vice President JD Vance’s team.
- Dan Holler will replace Needham as counselor and act as director of policy planning at the State Department.
- Matt Rhodes will take over as chief of staff to the counselor at the State Department.
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