Posted on 04/03/2025 5:25:26 PM PDT by Red Badger
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.
Asked about Loomer on Thursday, Trump said, “She makes recommendations…and sometimes I listen to those recommendations.”
NSC spokesman Brian Hughes declined to comment. Ina 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.
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In other words, fewer deep state moles now?
Yes, but how many more are there?................
Nice that they threw that in there, even though it had nothing to do with the firings.
Journalism by innuendo?
-PJ
That needs to be handled by making the inner circle as small and as tightly loyal as possible. Exclude staffers except for doing grunt work.
“right-wing conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer”
Laura can be a little wacky at times but calling her a “conspiracy theorist” is a bit off-color. She is more honest than than the WSJ.
Were these Trump appointees or were they there from before?
I think they came with Waltz..............
Funny people lost jobs over something that was nothing.
It’s ok. BoazBerg will rehire them to the NSC by court order tomorrow.
Laura Loomer played a big role in this. But the headline makes it seem like Trump had no role in this, and again it was die to Trumps incompetence. The WSJ is a garbage publication.
Trump said in his presser that LL’s visit had nothing to do with the firings. She was there to advise and provide background on potential hires.
Another fake story from the lying media. No credibility at all.
Charlie Kirk has said that he doesn’t like Waltz, he wouldn’t say why.
He’s from Florida but the opposite side of the state from where I am. I know nothing about him except he sounds very shady..........
‘ Funny people lost jobs over something that was nothing.’
Apparently it had nothing to do with the signalmchat, but Loomer said they were not loyal enough.
It’s not like they forced their boss to use a commercial chat app anyway.
They need to do a deep security dive on anyone with the NSC, related to an NSC member, and check all their electronic device and perform polygraphs. Remember the first Trump NSC group was traitors left over from Obama and other traitors referred in.
In the first sentence was this, “…right wing conspiracy theorist…” WTF?
That’s one mean building, that white house!
I’ve not read how she was defining the violation of loyalty.
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