Trump's national security spokesman Michael Anton is resigning

WASHINGTON - 9 April 2018: The spokesman for President Donald Trump's National Security Council plans to leave the administration, the White House said on Sunday, a day before Trump's third national security adviser formally takes up his post.

Michael Anton, who also worked for former President George W. Bush's National Security Council and is a former BlackRock managing director, is leaving after serving under Trump for more than a year, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement.

"Michael is one of the smartest and most talented individuals I've ever worked with," Sanders said. "He will be greatly missed."