The first head on a pike

The VSG is in full Michael Corleone mode:

Lt. Col. Alex Vindman, the top Ukraine expert at the National Security Council, was pushed out of his role Friday months earlier than expected, according to a statement from his attorney. Vindman was not slated to leave until July, but had been telling colleagues in recent weeks he would likely leave soon. 

Vindman, a decorated veteran who was born in Ukraine, was escorted out of the White House by security and told his services were no longer needed, according to Vindman's lawyer, David Pressman.

His twin brother Yevgeny Vindman, a National Security Council attorney, was also fired and walked off the White House grounds alongside him. 

National Security Council spokesman John Ullyot said: "We do not comment on personnel matters."

There is no jobs number, GDP number, trade deal or infrastructure plan that can counterbalance the damn scary stuff happening now.