News President Trump reassigns Mira Ricardel, the deputy national security adviser the first lady wanted fired November 14, 2018 Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY Comments Off on President Trump reassigns Mira Ricardel, the deputy national security adviser the first lady wanted fired The quarrel between the first lady and deputy national security adviser Mira Ricardel apparently began during a trip Melania Trump took to Africa.