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
A lot of Trump supporters are not happy about Gorka. I am starting to wonder what Trump is really thinking. Who is he really listening to?
I checked my posting history. I was the first to openly support Trump for President on the day he announced. I even said I will probably get banned for posting this support.
Do you really believe a president governs alone?
Add to Tillerson’s “accomplishments” the fact that when he was involved in Boy Scouts Of America, he opened up the doors for the homosexuals, IIRC. His actions haven’t always been of a conservative nature.
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahaha
"He's only giving into some of the GOP's demands."?
What's next, shitcanning the wall, raising taxes, and making Hillary in charge of OBAMACARE?
Are you for real?
Do you wear flip flops because you can't manage to put on, nor tie more complicated footwear?
>>Next rally, and every rally, until the General is gone.
There may not be any additional rallies.
Seinfeld makes me sick, but Husband was addicted so I heard it for years. I know a lot of it verbatim - - sadly.
How you are well.
Always good to see you.
This whole thing has made me thinking?
When was the last President that actually had an agenda that was different and changed things?
LBJ and civil rights?
Though I think that was on the agenda no matter which President.
Not sure. You tell me if you want?
As a matter of fact, you were AWOL on the threads where I and the other ORIGINAL TRUMPERS, were debating/fight with the others who were not for him.
And the fact, that you called me a Cruzbot and worse, proves it!
I am sorry to see him go. I thought Gorka was able to handle journalists’ stupid accusations beautifully. Now I’m starting to wonder what is going on in the White House myself.
LBJ changed NOTHING; he even kept ALL of JFK's idiot picks, except for Bobby.
Things are not looking good with this development.
Not good at all.
I supported President Trump to deal with the globalist-elitist powers which Mr. Gorka sees as a threat to our nation.
Actions will always speak louder than words with the Afghanistan policy announced early in the week looking like warmed over Bush 43.
In some ways you are right.
American prosperity will continue to increase, property prices, the stock market...
America will remain the worlds single super power for the forseeable future.
But, what America was will be fundamentally transformed.
The large middle class will be gone, there will be a large ammount of cheap labour, the vast majority of Americans will live lives far far worse than what their parents did.
The American dream in full reverse.
But, for the people on top of the pyramide?
Those that benefit from cheap labour, or more people using other people’s tax money to buy diapers.
For them it will be real good.
I remember those private threads. But I never went in there because I wanted to stay in the fight against never Trumpers and Cruzers. Again I didn't want to waste my time there. Like I said I stayed away from those private threads and fought the anti Trump posse on real threads. I saw your threads and stayed away. I am fighter and I knew the anti Trumpers were not going to be there.
“Obama-appointed liberal generals, that’s what’s happened to him. A bunch of Wesley Clarks.”
Bingo.
You NEVER, NOT ONCE, was on the threads where I and other fought with the Cruzbots and #NEVERTRUMPERS! As a matter of fact, you couldn't debate nor fight your way out of wet brown bag, so perhaps it's best that you never showed up, where it counted/mattered! HELLS BELLS...you didn't even post to the election night threads.
And guess what, diddums...the anti-Trumpers were ALL OVER the TRUMP RALLY THREADS; even the election night congrats threads and the swearing on ones!
So, widdle "fighting" bantum rooster, instead, you now fight me and have not only lost, many times over, but long ago AND brutally so!
Oh...................and because YOU are just SO above all of the rest of us, you have less than NO idea just WHO came out for Trump first; you pathetic little nothing of a nobody loser! *snicker*
No that can’t be it.
It must only mean the unraveling of the Trump presidency.
S/
Rex Tillerson's contribution to American culture:
“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.”
Of course.
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