US President Donald Trump, pictured on July 8, has assailed Britain's US ambassador as a "pompous fool" and slammed outgoing premier Theresa May's "foolish" policies following a leak of unflattering diplomatic cables. (AFP/File / NICHOLAS KAMM)
Matthew Chapman attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing in election and policy coverage.
On Friday, former National Security Council official Samantha Vinograd weighed in on the dismissal of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman — and warned that it is yet another sign of how the president's short-term whims and vendettas are undermining America's ability to conduct national security policy.