White House Fires Several Members of Trump’s National Security Council
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Via: hallux • 17 hours ago • 16 commentsBy: Alexander Ward, Meridith McGraw and Josh Dawsey - WSJ
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WASHINGTON—Several National Security Council staffers were fired this week, people familiar with the matter said, as right-wing conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer alleged to President Trump that some members of his administration weren’t aligned with his priorities.
Four NSC aides were fired overnight, the people said. Two other NSC aides were let go on Sunday, others familiar with the matter said. The staffers worked on a series of portfolios, including intelligence, India, congressional affairs and the impact of technology security, the people said.
The exact reasons for the staffers’ ouster couldn’t immediately be determined.
Two people added that this was just the first round of firings. There will be at least 10 people ousted from the NSC by the end of the second round, the people said.
During a Wednesday meeting in the Oval Office, Loomer told the president that she had concerns about some of his staff, the people said.
NSC spokesman Brian Hughes declined to comment. In a statement, Loomer declined to discuss her meeting with the president. “It was an honor to meet with President Trump and present him with my findings, I will continue working hard to support his agenda, and I will continue reiterating the importance of strong vetting, for the sake of protecting the President and our national security,” she said.
The firings are the first since members of Trump’s cabinet discussed sensitive information about a military operation in Yemen on a nongovernment messaging app , and mistakenly added a journalist. Democrats called for national security adviser Mike Waltz to resign over the incident, as he initiated the chat. Some senior Trump administration officials have also privately raised the prospect that Waltz should step down. Waltz, however, still has his job.
Two U.S. officials said there had long been an internal campaign to oust NSC officials deemed not sufficiently loyal to Trump’s agenda. Waltz has tried to protect his staff, the officials said, but no longer has strong standing with the president or senior White House officials.
Waltz’s precarious position in the administration presented an opening for Loomer, who met with Trump shortly before his tariff announcement and named specific aides she alleged weren’t sufficiently aligned with the president’s worldview, the people said. She has previously made similar allegations on social media. The New York Times earlier reported on Loomer’s meeting with Trump.
Loomer is a polarizing figure in Trump’s orbit. Trump talked to her regularly during the recent presidential campaign, but some of Trump’s aides worried that she provided him erroneous information.
She has stirred controversy on numerous occasions with comments on subjects ranging from Muslims to George Soros and Covid vaccines. Last year a racist remark about Kamala Harris drew a rebuke from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R., Ga.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.).
Several White House officials said Trump remains upset with Waltz, who could still be removed in the coming weeks. He has held multiple sensitive conversations on Signal, people familiar with the conversations said. The people said they were unaware of classified materials discussed in those conversations.
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Trump only hires the best ... what Ms Loomer is best at I prefer to remain in ignorant bliss of.
What is her job again?
Official kneepad tester.
In Kamala's defense George, she would not have hired the worst of the worst like your hero did twice.
While I'm not a huge fan of Kamala, I do recognize that she has more integrity and class in one fingernail than Laura Loomer and all of Trump's cabinet of losers have in their entire bodies. And while some basic witless dip shits want to try and paint her as a whore while ignoring all of Trumps disgusting sexual proclivities and infidelities, it only goes to prove what hypocritical scum bags they really are.
bingo.
She and Elon both look like aliens trying to be human. This is a galactic hostile takeover, and they’ve got full control over Donald Trump’s mind and body.
One of these is Morticia Addams:
The other looks like Morticia Adams and Kathy Sagal had a baby … with an alien.
people familiar with the matter said
We all know what that means, right?
It is nice that those who never used to post are posting like mad now, but how about we seed stories with named sources.
I see you are still peeved the WSJ hired Molly Ball.
Just who are these people who never posted? C'mon Vic, live up to your accusation.
C'mon Hallux, don't be shy.
It's a three ring circus.
Now joined by the ‘’Republican Clown Car’’ to form one of the most unorganized, unintelligent, unqualified people ever assembled to run anything above a lemonade stand.