WASHINGTON — Sitting in a small office in the West Wing last Friday, White House senior national security staffer Michael Anton lamented that he wants to remain behind the scenes.
“I don’t want to be famous,” Anton said, his expression dripping with contempt.
However, in the first three weeks of President Trump’s administration, Anton’s presence in the White House has already garnered a significant amount of interest. And Anton is likely to get even more attention in the wake of the sudden resignation of Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Flynn. Anton has been working as something of a one-man band in the White House handling communications for national security matters.