WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is ordering a massive overhaul of the National Security Council that will shrink its size and return many career appointees back to their home agencies, according to two U.S. officials and one person familiar with the reorganization.

WASHINGTON - Scores of staffers at the White House National Security Council (NSC) were abruptly dismissed Friday in a move by the administration of Donald Trump to downsize the coordinating body, The Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.

President Trump is ordering a major overhaul of the National Security Council that will shrink its size, lead to the ouster of some political appointees and return many career government employees bac