washington white house press secretary sean spic monday try tamp furor president donald trump reorganization national security council say nothing change comparison trump order document bush obama administrations however show entirely accurate unlike president barack obama like president george w. bush trump make u.s. director national intelligence chairman joint chiefs staff regular members cabinet-level principals committee trump directive give unprecedented nsc role political advisor steve bannon head breitbart news website voice alt-right movement loose confederation include hardcore nationalists neo-nazis white supremacists anti-semites critics move say could allow domestic politics influence national security put political adviser par cabinet level officials brief monday spic argue identify bannon title move show administration transparent attend top-level meet say david axelrod top political adviser obama attend national security meet quite frequently axelrod dispute say attend early meet obama afghanistan-pakistan policy member committee speak participate sit sideline silent observer write cnn website monday former top obama administration official speak condition anonymity call addition bannon unprecedented politicization foreign policy exceed even hubris new normal many ways unprecedented often time discussions analytical technical lot politics room say shannon green serve national security council staff fellow center strategic international study green say areas u.s. military intelligence agencies expertise relationships foreign governments could beneficial non-military issue pentagon say see trump reorganization downgrade role joint chiefs chairman top u.s. military officer chairman u.s. intelligence czar advisers national security council law trump directive say attend meet principals committee issue pertain responsibilities expertise discuss language use bush february 2001 order defense secretary jam mattis engage national security council whether full nsc pc principals committee intend always chairman side discuss anything anything national security military pentagon spokesman captain jeff davis say statement chairman joint chiefs staff general joseph dunford say would continue provide best military advice president members national security council white house say change nsc trump 's different