The White House announced that President Trump plans to appoint former White House adviser Sebastian Gorka to be a member of the National Security Education Board
The 14-member board oversees a government program that awards scholarships and fellowships to students and offers grants to colleges and universities to address"the national need for experts in critical languages and regions." In its mission statement, NSEP says one of its goals is to"produce an increased pool of applicants for work in the departments and agencies of the United States Government with national security responsibilities.
They pointed out that Gorka does not speak Arabic, has done very little traveling in Muslim countries and has never worked in any official leadership or management role in foreign policy, intelligence or the military. Read MoreGorka was, and has remained, one of Trump's most prominent cheerleaders, frequently hitting the airwaves to defend the President's policies and public statements. But his role outside of television appearances was unclear.
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