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
or Forces more powerful than PDJT told HIM how things were going to be.
But he's being STUPID beyond belief!
That’s a shame. I like Gorka even though I disagreed with him on a few things. He seemed ... solid.
What do you mean by that?
Nbc reporting Trump may end DACA
So there’s that
Far too much bullshit for a very smart man to have to put up with. He probably has a better offer elsewhere which we will hear about soon.
> A good soldier resigns for ‘other reasons’... <
Perhaps a good soldier should not resign, but instead stay and fight.
“My centre is giving way, my right is retreating, situation excellent, I am attacking.”
Ferdinand Foch
I don’t trust Jared. Just look at his eyes.
He already has been a shining star on Fox.
Think of something else.
Leni
This is NOT good. Trump is now surrounded by leftists. This will not turn out well for us.
And he was doing so good.
Unless he has a plan to suck them in and make them feel like they are in control then do a clean sweep by bringing in the right people to fire all the leftists anywhere in government that will work to bring down this Presidency; I don’t know what to think.
Why would Trump want to fire Gorka?
It is my belief that he just didnt understand..and took on IC before he had players in place..and it was his downfall
I think they have him by the gonads
Cooperate..or get impeached or jfk’ed
Exactly right, being forced to resign, or being fired is the same thing in the end.
Really. Well far as I know Miller is pristine. I loved to hear what he had to say during the campaign.
Have always respected your opinion and think you may be right.
And Kelly let's the GOP and Trump's own senior administration officials walk all over Trump and stab him in the back. As far as I am concerned Gen. Kelly, you SUCK as a White House Chief of Staff. I repeat: YOU SUCK.
I'm NOT counting my chickens before they're hatched!
I always assumed Trump was holding on to DACA as a bargaining chip but seemingly it doesnt matter so might as well toss them out too.
Kelly....Kelly....Kelly..
.Kelly..Kelly....Kelly
Put in power by the establishment to “control” Trump.
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