Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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But, at the same time, the National Security Council, the function of the National Security Council is to ensure that the president of the United States has the greatest information possible.
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CBS News, 4 May 2025
Loomer took credit after multiple National Security Council officials were fired, as well as when national security adviser Mike Waltz was removed from his position, and has taken aim at Trump’s nominee for general counsel for the Department of Defense.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 3 May 2025
Waltz’s departure comes after far-right activist Laura Loomer exerted increasing influence in Trump's orbit and decision-making, including encouraging Trump to fire two senior officials on the National Security Council.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Lisa Curtis, formerly a deputy assistant to the president and National Security Council senior director for South and Central Asia during Trump’s first term, penned an insightful essay for the conservative Hoover Institution that assigns blame where Trump never looks.
—Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
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CBS News, 4 May 2025
Loomer took credit after multiple National Security Council officials were fired, as well as when national security adviser Mike Waltz was removed from his position, and has taken aim at Trump’s nominee for general counsel for the Department of Defense.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 3 May 2025
Waltz’s departure comes after far-right activist Laura Loomer exerted increasing influence in Trump's orbit and decision-making, including encouraging Trump to fire two senior officials on the National Security Council.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Lisa Curtis, formerly a deputy assistant to the president and National Security Council senior director for South and Central Asia during Trump’s first term, penned an insightful essay for the conservative Hoover Institution that assigns blame where Trump never looks.
—Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
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“Security Council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Security%20Council. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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