President Trump’s Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert Is Resigning

Another White House adviser is out.

Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert is resigning. This comes one day after John Bolton’s first official day as President Trump’s new National Security Adviser. According to Bloomberg, his resignation came “at the request of new National Security Adviser John Bolton.”

Ooooh. Interesting.

Bossert has served in the White House since Trump’s inauguration. He’s been a key adviser to the president on cybersecurity and headed up the White House’s response to major hurricanes that struck Texas, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands last year.

But he resisted a reorganization of the National Security Council last year that made him subordinate to the national security adviser, then H.R. McMaster, the person said.

Bloomberg’s report goes on to say that Bossert simply “lacked the star power of other top administration officials or the military credentials of the generals Trump appointed as chief of staff and national security adviser…”

Sarah Sanders confirmed Bossert’s departure, but she didn’t give a specific reason for it.

“The President is grateful for Tom’s commitment to the safety and security of our great country. Tom led the White House’s efforts to protect the homeland from terrorist threats, strengthen our cyber defenses, and respond to an unprecedented series of natural disasters. President Trump thanks him for his patriotic service and wishes him well,” Sanders said in a statement.

Tom Bossert resigning as WH Homeland Security Advisor. No reason given in WH statement. @PressSec says @POTUS "grateful for Tom's commitment to the safety and security" of the US. Sanders says @POTUS thanks Bossert for "his patriotic service and wishes him well." (File photo) pic.twitter.com/nHtwJV3zUT

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) April 10, 2018

#BREAKING Tom Bossert is out of the White House. @PressSec confirms President Trump's Homeland Security Adviser has resigned.

— Greta Wall (@GretaLWall) April 10, 2018

BREAKING: Statement from @PressSec on Tom Bossert resignation (per pooler @linda_feldmann ) pic.twitter.com/S94VrSI2B4

— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) April 10, 2018

White House confirms that Trump's Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert has resigned. Statement form @PressSec pic.twitter.com/yV1FrxGQI2

— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) April 10, 2018

Tom Bossert, the president’s homeland security adviser, steps down as Bolton cleans house. "Tom led the White House’s efforts to protect the homeland from terrorist threats, strengthen our cyber defenses and respond to an unprecedented series of natural disasters,” says @PressSec

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) April 10, 2018

It doesn’t sound like there’s any bad blood, so that’s great to hear.