Before joining the Trump administration, Anton had become a controversial figure during the 2016 campaign for his attempt to make the case for Trump’s candidacy. In a pseudonymous essay, “The Flight 93 Election,” he made a highbrow version of Trump’s attack on the GOP establishment, calling conservative intellectuals wilted and outmoded, and praised Trump for connecting the issues of trade, immigration and foreign policy…
The announcement of Anton’s departure coincides with that of McMaster, whose last day was Friday, and with the arrival of John Bolton, whose first day as national security adviser is Monday. Though Anton has not yet determined when his last day will be, he is expected to leave the White House in the coming weeks.
Inside the White House, Anton, the author of a book about about men’s style, was the rare egghead who managed not to drive the president crazy — and he played a key role weathering McMaster’s testy relationship with the president.
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