People come and go so quickly here.
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
Hwo do you figure?
100% on the mark! The beginning of the End of MAGA
I'd get banned for life, if I posted what I am thinking.
*how*
“I wish we knew how many more CAIR people have been installed other than Mustafa javed ali “
Yikes,I didn’t even know there was one.
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People come and go so quickly here.
Gorka needs to be the next O’Reilly.
No man has ever made a good decision based on miniskirts.
Think before you post.
“Now if Kelly does not FIRE Cohn after that burst of petulance, treachery and insubordination.”
It’s not going to happen. With all the crap surrounding McMaster he went nowhere. Cohn would not have said if wasn’t convinced he would get away with stabbing Trump in the back and he’s right. He’s not going anywhere. The stupid Trump encouraged the Nazi stuff was just dying down and Cohn lights it up again. Why does Trump tolerate such treachery?
Gorka needs to be on the next Tucker Carlson, too.
Literally no source on the entire Internet except The Federalist and people citing The Federalist, eh?
Right. That’s why every day he keeps doing more MAGA stuff.
Just wow.
SMDH. I don’t know what to think anymore.
He is in charge of counterterrorism at NSA.
Pamela geller was on it.
I said something similar and got attacked.
Same here.
Did they have a choice?
True, sad, disappointing, and angry.
Kick out the Jvankas and send these liberal NY elites back to Manhattan. Rat McMaster must go NOW! or this all ends badly.
I am sorry to hear this. I thought Gorka was sharp as hell and an invaluable element to the Trump White House. I hope this doesn’t mean that the McMaster wing has not achieved full control that would be a disaster.
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