Trump Fires Multiple Senior National Security Officials
In a shocking shake-up, President Donald Trump has abruptly fired several National Security Council officials.
Reports broke Thursday that a Wednesday Oval Office meeting precluded these firings.
According to Axios, the firings followed a heated White House meeting involving several members of Trump’s cabinet and conservative activist Laura Loomer.
Loomer reportedly outed several specific NSC officials for being “neocons” who “slipped through” the vetting process, according to one Axios source.
According to the New York Times, these aren’t neophytes being let go.
Fired officials included “Brian Walsh, the senior director for intelligence; Maggie Dougherty, the senior director for international organizations; and Thomas Boodry, the senior director for legislative affairs,” according to the report.
Story by Bryan Chai
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