Ted Cruz's National Security Team Abounds With Think Tankers

Presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has announced a national security team that is filled with conservative think tank power players.  Following are a few examples:

• Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy
• Fred Fleitz of the Center for Security Policy
• Clare Lopez of the Center for Security Policy
• Jim Hanson of the Center for Security Policy
• Elliott Abrams of Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
• Ilan Berman of American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC)
• Katharine Gorka of the Council on Global Security
• Steven Groves of The Heritage Foundation
• Mary Habeck of American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
• Michael Ledeen of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)
• Charles Stimson of the Heritage Foundation
• Jim Talent of AEI
• Daniel Vajdich of the Atlantic Council

Here is the latest Think Tank Watch post on Donald Trump's reliance on think tanks and think tank scholars.