The Memo: Nationalists gain upper hand in Trump's White House
BY NIALL STANAGE - 04/25/18 06:00 AM EDT
The America Firsters are on the rise.
That’s the lesson some people in President Trump’s world are drawing from recent personnel moves.
In this telling, the populists and nationalists who powered Trump’s election are regaining a foothold as more establishment-friendly figures are marginalized.
But even as those developments please some of Trump’s most enthusiastic backers, they unnerve critics who fear what the president might do in the absence of more measured advice.
High-profile names have exited in recent months, including former national security adviser H.R. McMaster and former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
And now, two less-famous names are causing a major stir among those within Trump’s orbit.
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