Posted on 08/25/2017 5:22:00 PM PDT by gubamyster
Sebastian Gorka is resigning his post as Deputy Assistant to President Trump, multiple sources familiar with the situation have told The Federalist.
In a blunt resignation letter, the national security and counterterrorism expert expressed dissatisfaction with the current state of the Trump administration. “[G]iven recent events, it is clear to me that forces that do not support the MAGA promise are – for now – ascendant within the White House,” Gorka wrote. “As a result, the best and most effective way I can support you, Mr. President, is from outside the People’s House.”
Gorka’s letter expressed unhappiness with the direction the Trump administration’s foreign policy has taken, as signaled by the president’s recent speech on Afghanistan:
“Regrettably, outside of yourself, the individuals who most embodied and represented the policies that will ‘Make America Great Again,’ have been internally countered, systematically removed, or undermined in recent months. This was made patently obvious as I read the text of your speech on Afghanistan this week…
“The fact that those who drafted and approved the speech removed any mention of Radical Islam or radical Islamic terrorism proves that a crucial element of your presidential campaign has been lost…
“Just as worrying, when discussing our future actions in the region, the speech listed operational objectives without ever defining the strategic victory conditions we are fighting for. This omission should seriously disturb any national security professional, and any American who is unsatisfied with the last 16 years of disastrous policy decisions which have led to thousands of Americans killed and trillions of taxpayer dollars spent in ways that have not brought security or victory.”
During his time in the Trump administration, Gorka focused on issues such as countering the Muslim Brotherhood, the crisis in Qatar, drafting a new long-term national security strategy, and combatting China’s economic warfare. Before coming to the White House, Gorka was an editor for national security affairs for Breitbart News, where he worked with Steve Bannon, who also recently departed the administration.
Gorka’s tenure at the White House was marked by unusually vociferous attacks against him and his family by left-leaning media organizations and the Democratic Party. This includes personal attacks against his wife, mother, and son.
A source close to the White House said of his decision, “This was more or less going to be a done deal when Bannon submitted his resignation. Not because he didn’t have a protector, but because there is no point in having your life ruined every day if you’re not going to get much accomplished.” The same source said that what did change after Bannon left was that anti-Bannon factions began erecting bureaucratic road blocks to undermine Gorka internally.
The Forward has written dozens of attack pieces against Gorka, including several attempting to align him with Nazism. Most recently that publication retracted a story about his son’s schoolwork. Gorka strenuously objected to allegations he had ties to Nazi groups in his family’s home country of Hungary, where he had previously been involved in national politics. Even detractors eventually acknowledged the Nazi accusations were unfair smears.
In his letter, Gorka made clear that he believes in the promise of the Trump presidency despite being concerned about its present direction.
“Your presidency will prove to be one of the most significant events in modern American politics. November the 8th was the result of decades during which the political and media elites felt that they knew better than the people who elect them into office. They do not, and the MAGA platform allowed their voices to be heard,” he wrote, adding, “Millions of people believe in, and have chosen, you and your vision of Making America Great Again. They will help eventually rebalance this temporary reality.”
Mollie Ziegler Hemingway is a senior editor at The Federalist. Follow her on Twitter at @mzhemingway
One of the best of the best in the WH, IMO. This "resignation" REALLY ticks me off! Who will be next??
That would be interesting!
What are your comments/thoughts on this resignation?
Trump will be removed before 2018 is over.
nope...not good at all. Why is Trump allowing this dismantling of his closest allies.
Hey, lets just dump Trump! You ok with that?
It is hard to picture Trump in a gilded cage, but it does seem that he is being hemmed in and he can be directed by what information he is allowed to see. The continued departure of movement conservatives is a bad symptom. Trump can make great rousing speeches, but what part of his major agenda will get done?
The Swamp won.
Who else is going to go out there and talk FOR Trump, now?
The ONLY one left is Miller and he can't be everywhere, nor, can he, in his present position, really do it.
speak plainly and directly and tell the truth. Bets way to get fired.
Yeah but the good news is that IRS Commissioner John Koskinen is secure in his job.
Gorka I amazing, and definitely one of my favorites to be put in the admin. If he resigned on his own and still supports the direction this admin is headed, by all means say so. But, if he feel he was forced out and believes that the presidency and admin he was a part of is dead, and in the hands of the globalists, Jihadist sympathizers etc., he needs to say that just the same. You know Hannity is going to have him on sooner rather than later.
Do you think that there are no better people willing to take NSA position?
Brutus
>>Sounds like somebody wants to be a TV star.
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It sounds differently to me. Gorka is a well-respected voice of truth. My take is:
PDJT basically agrees with Gorka. However the real Power Force that runs the world, whose names we will probably never recognize, told him exactly what they would permit him to do, and what will not be allowed.
Whatever “they” are called, Shadow Gov’t, etc., I believe they direct the entrenched Fed workers, “Deep State”, and will take out whoever stands in their way. (See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHbrOg092GA for more info if interested).
I think PDJT is boxed in and is working hard to find a way to satisfy this Force, all the while still trying to help the Forgotten Man.
While we are deeply disappointed, nevertheless, he still needs our support as he takes on evil forces stronger than anyone can fathom. God be with him.
Et tu Brutus
I do not you are joking about this.
We are watching a coup in progress.
In #25 I was teasing a little:
It’s well-known that Trump had decided against more expensive adventurism in Afghanistan and that he abruptly then reversed himself:
McMaster had showed Trump —of all things— a photo of short-skirted Afghani girls, just a couple decades ago. And this was to show that there HAD been a time that Afghanistan really had been more secular and accepting.
And apparently this was some kind of huge revelation to Trump.
That’s the story I was hinting at, with that jibe.
They may let him stay as a puppet guided by NWO generals
I do not “think” you are joking about this.
Poor proofreading.
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