As Bolton takes charge, Don’s homeland security aide quits
Washington, April 10: President Donald Trump’s homeland security adviser resigned in the latest White House departure.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement Tuesday that Tom Bossert would be leaving his post. She said that Trump was “grateful for Tom’s commitment to the safety and security of our great country.”
Mr Bossert was a point person in the White House on protecting the nation from terror and cyber threats. He also helped spearhead the administration’s response to last year’s hurricanes in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico.
His exit is the latest in a wave of departures from the West Wing in recent months. It comes a day after new national security adviser John Bolton began his tenure.
Before joining Team Trump, Mr Bossert was a fellow at the Atlantic Council and prior to that he served as Deputy Homeland Security Advisor to President George W. Bush.
Following the end of the Bush administration, Bossert was made a Nonresident Zurich Cyber Risk Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Security Initiative, a position he held until 2016. He also became president of the risk management consulting firm Civil Defense Solutions. On December 27, 2016, the Trump transition team announced that then President- elect Donald Trump intended to appoint Bossert to the post of homeland security advisor.