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The Associated Press |
Trump said Thursday that he's fired "some" White House National Security Council officials, a move that comes a day after far-right activist Laura Loomer raised concerns directly to him about staff l...
BBC |
Trump administration don sack at least three officials for di National Security Council, and more firings dey expected, according to BBC US partner, CBS News.
Yahoo |
The move by Trump to push out staff comes at a moment when his national security adviser Mike Waltz is fighting back criticism over using the publicly available encrypted Signal app to discuss planni...
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President Trump reportedly fired National Security Agency Director Gen. Timothy Haugh, who also commanded U.S. Cyber Command, and reassigned civilian Deputy Director Wendy Noble.
Laura Loomer, a far-right conspiracy theorist who met with Trump this week, took credit for their removals in a social media post.
Loomer met with Trump and other top White House officials in the Oval Office on Wednesday, two sources familiar with the meeting told NBC News.
The firings come after a meeting between far-right activist Laura Loomer and President Donald Trump at the White House.
The problem isn't just the fact that the president has fired national security officials without cause, it's also why he made these drastic moves.
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Several White House National Security Council officials were fired on Thursday in the first major purge of Trump's second term, Reuters reported.
The firings come as the right-wing conspiracy theorist raised concerns to President Trump about the allegiance of some of his staff.
President Trump was urged by far-right activist Laura Loomer to purge staffers she deemed insufficiently committed to his Make America Great Again agenda.
Top Democrats on Capitol Hill have slammed the reported firing of National Security Agency Director Gen. Timothy Haugh and other top agency staffers, questioning how the dismissals will make the