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At least four senior officials were fired afterward, including three with ties to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
From USA TODAY
Several high-ranking White House National Security Council officials have been fired, according to three people familiar with the matter, in what appears to be the first significant purge of Donald T...
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Loomer presented her research to Trump in an Oval Office meeting, making her case for the firings, the people said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive personnel matters.
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Far-right activist Laura Loomer, who met with Trump on Wednesday, said Gen Timothy Haugh was fired because he was "disloyal".
The problem isn’t just that the president has fired national security officials without cause, it’s also why he made these drastic moves.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's fired "some" White House National Security Council officials, a day after far-right activist Laura Loomer raised concerns directly to him about staff loyalty.
Laura Loomer, a far-right conspiracy theorist who met with Trump this week, took credit for their removals in a social media post.
The NSC shake-up followed a White House visit by Laura Loomer, a far-right activist who urged Trump to purge staff with hawkish foreign policy views.
President Trump on Thursday confirmed a reported purge of national security agencies this week, with firings of at least a half dozen officials in both the Pentagon’s National Security Agency and
He has never sent classified material over his personal email account or any unsecured platform,” the spokesperson insisted.
The dismissal of Gen. Tim Haugh comes after the president let go of several National Security Council officials.
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