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Daily Beast: Trump, Bannon Intervened to Keep Gorka In West Wing
newsmax.com ^ | Sandy Fitzgerald

Posted on 05/07/2017 6:41:24 AM PDT by RoosterRedux

President Donald Trump and his chief strategist, Steve Bannon "personally intervened" to keep national security aide Sebastian Gorka at the White House, after others in the administration were trying to move him to another federal agency, according to senior administration sources.

Last week, sources reported that Gorka was leaving his post as a national security adviser and part of the Strategic Initiatives group to work with a federal agency that examines the 'war of ideas' on countering radical Islamic terrorism. A day later, however, other sources insisted Gorka was not leaving after all.

According to The Daily Beast on Saturday, Trump sees Gorka as being a vital commentator of his administration's anti-terrorism stance. Further, Bannon and Gorka worked together at Breitbart News, where Gorka was Bannon's national security editor.

Gorka was to leave the West Wing, the initial reports claimed because of his difficulty obtaining security clearances and over his involvement with the Vitezi Rend, a Hungarian nationalist group with alleged historical ties to Nazi Germany.

One of the group's leaders told NBC News in April it was "proud" that Gorka wore its honorary medal while attending Trump's Inaugural Ball.

Gorka has denied membership in the organization, and said he wore the medal that had been awarded to his Hungarian-born father.

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KEYWORDS: bannon; gorka; trump
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1 posted on 05/07/2017 6:41:24 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: hoosiermama; onyx; Jane Long; V K Lee; RitaOK; Black Agnes; PennsylvaniaMom; Fai Mao; Fiddlstix; ...

Trump, Bannon, Gorka ping.


2 posted on 05/07/2017 6:42:24 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux
Gorka was to leave the West Wing, the initial reports claimed because of his difficulty obtaining security clearances and over his involvement with the Vitezi Rend, a Hungarian nationalist group with alleged historical ties to Nazi Germany.

The key word is "alleged". And who is doing the alleging? People associated with George Soros, who really was collaborating with Nazis in that era.

3 posted on 05/07/2017 6:45:01 AM PDT by marron
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To: RoosterRedux

I’ve heard him on the radio—just once. Gorka is an amazing source on World Terror.


4 posted on 05/07/2017 6:51:49 AM PDT by Does so (USA: Watching Muslims' 2nd US Generation become "Radicalized"...)
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To: RoosterRedux
President Donald Trump... "personally intervened... " after others in the administration were trying to move him to another federal agency...

Imagine that... A President who is allowed to have his own staff...

-PJ

5 posted on 05/07/2017 6:54:10 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: Does so

There’s no White House intervention like a DJT intervention.


6 posted on 05/07/2017 6:55:01 AM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not tired of Winning)
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To: Political Junkie Too

Maybe, and let’s hope not too late, he is learning not to listen to Jivanka on his staffing? Might he find a way to undo some of the bad hires they got him into?


7 posted on 05/07/2017 6:56:00 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: RoosterRedux
President Trump doesn't need to "personally intervened" when he can simply fire troublemakers at his whim.


8 posted on 05/07/2017 7:01:21 AM PDT by darkwing104 (Forgive but don't forget)
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I really, really like Gorka. His wife is also very interesting. Go check out Wiki. Bannon and Gorka are my two faves of Trump’s WH staff.


9 posted on 05/07/2017 7:12:12 AM PDT by flaglady47 (TRUMP 45. How sweet it is. )
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Gorka is terrific. If this story is true it’s good news It shows Bannon still has clout when MSM had him dead and buried.


10 posted on 05/07/2017 7:20:52 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: flaglady47

Gorda is one of my favs, too!
He used to be on Fox a lot, and was a fantastic commentator on national security issues, especially terrorism.


11 posted on 05/07/2017 7:35:35 AM PDT by milagro (There is no peace in appeasement!)
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He is very smart. Glad he’s on the President’s team.


12 posted on 05/07/2017 7:40:24 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: RoosterRedux

Gorka say this is fake news


13 posted on 05/07/2017 7:40:58 AM PDT by 4rcane
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To: RoosterRedux

No one from the United States can do this job? We need to have foreigners doing it?


14 posted on 05/07/2017 7:41:52 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: 9YearLurker

Jivanka

:)


15 posted on 05/07/2017 7:42:03 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Vacate the chair! Ryan must go.)
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To: RoosterRedux

The rats - Jerald and Ivonka


16 posted on 05/07/2017 7:52:03 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: Bigg Red

I have to credit David Brody with that one.


17 posted on 05/07/2017 8:00:37 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Political Junkie Too

I don’t mind having liberals like Jared Kusher, Ivanka, and Gary Cohn on staff at the WH as long as they are counterbalanced by conservatives like Bannon, Miller and Dr. Gorka. Thanks to Trump for coming down on the right side; once you give in to the left and their media sycophants, they will merely pick the next target.


18 posted on 05/07/2017 8:17:38 AM PDT by laconic (that)
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To: Does so

I see him often on FOX business and sometimes FOX. He is one of the people I stop to watch when I watch TV at 60x


19 posted on 05/07/2017 8:21:24 AM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: laconic

Did the medal he wore have a Swastika on it?


20 posted on 05/07/2017 8:23:52 AM PDT by batterycommander (I learned my Artillery skills from the United States Marines. USNA 65)
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