President-elect Donald J. Trump has announced two new picks for his national security team, including a veteran of his first term familiar to many radio listeners.
Sebastian Gorka, who served as a deputy assistant to the president in 2017, will reprise that role while also serving as counterterrorism director in the administration.
Gorka hosts a widely syndicated radio program.
“Since 2015, Dr. Gorka has been a tireless advocate for the America First Agenda and the MAGA Movement,” Trump wrote in his announcement on Nov. 22.
Alex Wong, who served in the State Department during the first term, will also have a deputy assistant to the president role and serve as principal deputy national security advisor. Trump has picked Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) as his choice for the national security advisor role….