Stephen K. Bannon’s appointment to the National Security Council is “entirely inappropriate,” Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said in a Monday interview. As part of the shakeup, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the director of national intelligence will only attend meetings of the council when issues relating to their expertise are being discussed. Collins told Maine Public Radio that Bannon “does not have the expertise that the director of national intelligence or the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have.” She added, “I am very surprised, disappointed and very much disagree with the president’s decision to restructure that important committee.”
