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
Well..yeah..the talk is letting it end naturally..whatever that means..or abruptly
Armscor is right. And you’re wrong.
Gorka out. Swamp win?
Waiting for more information, but on the surface, this doesn’t sound good. Maybe CW2 IS likely...
Totally agree. Don’t like Kelly at all.
“Trump should start signing his name George W. Trump. This is sickening. I thought he was going to be different. He’s controlled hook, line and sinker by globalist insiders.”
Gesus, I didn’t know that Trump doesn’t think for himself, and in reality you guys voted for a bunch of assistants.
Quit whining like a little bitch based on nothing.
The fact that he has such a puzzling title and ill-defined place in the executive branch led Thomas to believe that he is part of the counter-intelligence investigation to find leakers. If so, the fact that he is leaving just means his role in the investigation is now finished, and is just moving on to something else.
No it won’t “just end”...
Troll get lost
Exactly
And you’re still wrong.
Nothing to say. So far beyond silly I can’t comment. You must think you elected an empty suit.
The people on FR think that (insert assistant name here) are the ones that order Trump to do anything like that. Trump is just some dope waiting for one of them to tell him what to think.
He just pardoned Sheriff Joe, and I’ll bet all of them will swear it was totally at the directive of one of these guys.
The term was “gradually expire”. I dont know what that means
Victor’s theories are always fascinating and appear to aim to calm our anxieties via providing a broader perspective. In Gorka’s case, however, he is dead wrong - Gorka’s last shot letter (as reported) was not of someone who is leaving because their mission was accomplished. Rather, it directly accused Trump’s Javanka wing of neutering him, reeked of contempt for the Manhattan Democratic wing of the White House, and predicted serious trouble for the Make America Great Again agenda that we elected Trump to enact. We most certainly did not elect Goldmann Sachs, globalist intelligence community, Obama holdovers, and the GOP establishment. GW Bush 3.0 is rapidly replacing America First!! Sorry, can’t put a bright smiley face on this steaming turd!!
Not yet.
I will wait and see how Trumps policies shake out.
If he turns left, I will apply to be part of the fake news posse.
He can be heavily persuaded. .thus kelly limiting access
“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… “
He’s right about this.
That is very concerning to me too. When he starts talking about the “religion of peace” we can hang it up.
Another friggin loser. I bet I could do his job better.
Drat
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