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PufPuf23

(9,947 posts)
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 02:23 AM Apr 2025

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 (article dated April 3, 2025).


President Donald Trump fired at least three National Security Council officials this week after far-right activist Laura Loomer met with him and expressed dissatisfaction with some officials on his national security team, three people familiar with the matter told NBC News.

Trump confirmed the meeting Thursday but denied that Loomer — whom he called a "patriot" and a "very strong person" — recommended any terminations.

The president told reporters on Air Force One that it was customary to let go of “people that we don’t like, or people that we don’t think do the job, or people that may have loyalty to somebody else.” He said he wasn't sure how many officials had been fired.

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“Out of respect for President Trump and the privacy of the Oval Office, I’m going to decline on divulging any details about my Oval Office meeting with President Trump,” Loomer said in her statement. “It was an honor to meet with President Trump and present him with my findings, I will continue working hard to support his agenda, and I will continue reiterating the importance of strong vetting, for the sake of protecting the President and our national security."

Loomer later wrote on X that she had "reported" certain national security officials to Trump who she claimed were "disloyal" and "have played a role in sabotaging" his presidency.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/far-right-activist-laura-loomer-told-trump-fire-national-security-team-rcna199518


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Trump fires at least 3 national security aides following a meeting with far-right activist Laura Loomer. (Original Post) PufPuf23 Apr 2025 OP
Loomer is Mango Jebus's own personal Madame DeFarge ... marble falls Apr 2025 #1
Being "disloyal" to the TSF means no_hypocrisy Apr 2025 #2

no_hypocrisy

(55,386 posts)
2. Being "disloyal" to the TSF means
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 05:51 AM
Apr 2025

fidelity to the United States and its Constitution. It has nothing to do with Joe Biden.

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