Former White House Executive Management and Budget Director Russell Waters.
As members of the Trump administration disband, several are seeking to further the former president’s America First agenda.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has joined the Hudson Institute, a Washington, D.C., think tank, as a distinguished fellow.
“I look forward to contributing to its mission of promoting U.S. leadership and global engagement,” Pompeo wrote on Twitter Jan. 27, “It’s important that we continue to put America first!”
Meanwhile, Russell Vought, former director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, has founded an organization focused on traditional values of God, country and community.
On Jan. 26, Vought announced the creation of the Center for American Restoration in the conservative media outlet Federalist. In the article, Walt said President Trump is “really pushing back against the left for the first Time in decades and is a champion with the stamina and strength to face down the harsh attacks of his adversaries.
He said the group will focus primarily on policy at the federal level, although he expects much of its initial work will be to counter President Biden‘s liberal agenda.
“Unfortunately, the Biden Administration will give us many opportunities to have to confront and hold the federal government accountable immediately, whether it’s our need to stop his Amnesty proposal or his nominees who, frankly, are not part of the mainstream.” Walt said in a Jan. 28 interview.
“We want to give a voice to the ordinary, forgotten men and women of this great country who have extraordinary instincts, who work hard, pay taxes and try to raise their families in healthy communities.”
Walt’s agenda is broad, and he wants to address issues such as eliminating the “Culture of nullification,” advocating for an anti-abortion movement, restoring electoral integrity, promoting immigration integrity, viewing the Chinese Communist Party as the foremost national security threat, and advocating for smaller government.
“I think it’s important now to reflect on where we are as a nation and realize that we are incredibly divided,” he said, “and that the status quo is certainly no longer worth defending and protecting.”
He said he wants to provide an “institutional Home” for the many grassroots activists who are concerned about the future of the country but are often maligned by the left.
“Hopefully, it will provide a safe place for activists and be relevant and strategic and really advance both of our ideas and restore consensus in this country,” Walt said.
He said that when he spoke with Trump earlier this week, “he was in good spirits.”
“He clearly has an important voice on these issues. And we do believe that we are continuing his political legacy. We’re going to work with all the groups that came out of his administration to build coalitions on these issues.” Walt said.
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