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Trump downplayed Loomer's influence on the firings.
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U.S. President Donald Trump fired General Timothy Haugh as director of the National Security Agency on Thursday, according to two officials familiar with the decision, and congressional Democrats den...

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Trump Fires National Security Council Officials After Meeting With Far-Right Activist Laura Loomer
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's fired "some" White House National Security Council officials, a move that comes a day after far-right activist Laura Loomer raised concerns directly to him about staff loyalty.
National Security Council purged by Trump after Laura Loomer meeting, sources say
According to multiple media reports Thursday several National Security Council senior staffers have been fired with more to come after a President Donald Trump meeting with far-right podcaster Laura Loomer.
Trump fires NSA director in national security purge, sources say
By Jonathan Landay, Erin Banco and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump fired General Timothy Haugh as director of the National Security Agency, in a national security purge that sources said on Friday included more than a dozen staff at the White House national security council.
Trump fires National Security Agency director Haugh, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump fired General Timothy Haugh as director of the National Security Agency on Thursday, according to two officials familiar with the decision, and congressional Democrats denounced the removal of the nonpartisan official from a top security post.
US NSA director Timothy Haugh fired, Washington Post reports
The director of the U.S. National Security Agency was fired on Thursday, the Washington Post reported, citing two current and one former U.S. officials. Timothy Haugh, who is also head of U.S. Cyber Command,
Three National Security Council officials fired by Trump
The firings come after a meeting between far-right activist Laura Loomer and President Donald Trump at the White House, CBS reports.
Trump ousts members of National Security Council staff
The NSC shake-up followed a White House visit by Laura Loomer, a far-right activist who urged Trump to purge staff with hawkish foreign policy views.
Several Trump White House national security officials fired, sources say
Several White House National Security Council officials were fired on Thursday in the first major purge of Trump's second term, Reuters reported.
Trump confirms Security Council firings
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's fired "some" White House National Security Council officials, a move that comes a day after far-right activist Laura Loomer raised concerns directly to him about staff loyalty.
Trump fires at least 3 national security aides following a meeting with far-right activist Laura Loomer
Loomer met with Trump and other top White House officials in the Oval Office on Wednesday, two sources familiar with the meeting told NBC News.
National Security Agency chief and deputy director dismissed
Laura Loomer, a far-right conspiracy theorist who met with Trump this week, took credit for their removals in a social media post.
White House national security officials fired, sources say, in Trump's first purge
The news of the firings comes a day after an Oval Office meeting between Trump and right-wing conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, who privately called on the president to fire some NSC staffers.
Trump administration fires director of National Security Agency
The Trump administration has fired the director and deputy director of the National Security Agency, the United States’ powerful cyber intelligence bureau, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the situation,
Trump confirms National Security Council firings as Waltz's Signal chat woes snowball
President Donald Trump confirmed that multiple employees within the National Security Council were fired Thursday, adding to National Security Advisor Mike Waltz's recent political woes that have snowballed since Democrats first slammed him over March's Signal chat leak.
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