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douglas9

(5,816 posts)
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 08:04 AM Jul 2025

Top Trump Appointments Vet Sergio Gor Was Born in Uzbekistan, Not Malta as Claimed, Report Says

Sergio Gor, President Trump’s top official tasked with vetting political appointees, has long claimed to be from Malta — but a recent report by the Times of Malta revealed that he was actually born in Uzbekistan.

Gor, 38, plays a critical role in staffing the Trump administration by recruiting and screening up to 4,000 officials across the executive branch. However, questions have emerged about his background, particularly as sources say he delayed submitting the Standard Form 86 (SF-86), a comprehensive security clearance document required of top federal personnel.

Although the White House stated that Gor had “completed” the SF-86, it did not confirm whether it had been submitted. Later, Gor’s attorney, Rob Garson, clarified that the form “has been filled out and filed.” Sources noted his interim security clearance is expected to expire this month, though Trump could extend it.

Malta’s government previously confirmed to The Post that it had no birth record for Gor. Two sources told The Post that Gor was actually born in Uzbekistan — a fact later confirmed by the Times of Malta, which reported Gor was born in 1986 in Tashkent.

https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/federal-government/top-trump-appointments-vet-sergio-gor-was-born-in-uzbekistan-not-malta-as-claimed-report-says/

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Top Trump Appointments Vet Sergio Gor Was Born in Uzbekistan, Not Malta as Claimed, Report Says (Original Post) douglas9 Jul 2025 OP
I heard about him on markodochartaigh Jul 2025 #1
So he was actually born in the USSR EarlG Jul 2025 #2
That's the year I was in the USSR - with my grandmother and her peace group Rhiannon12866 Jul 2025 #4
What do his immigration papers say? CanonRay Jul 2025 #3
He might be a US citizen, BUT Vogon_Glory Jul 2025 #5
Or he might have lied on his immigration or citizenship forms CanonRay Jul 2025 #7
O Dear O Dear O Dear Vogon_Glory Jul 2025 #8
Deport him. Kid Berwyn Jul 2025 #6
They. All. Lie. spanone Jul 2025 #9

markodochartaigh

(5,545 posts)
1. I heard about him on
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 08:07 AM
Jul 2025

Ian Masters' great show "Background Briefing". It seems bizarre that this hasn't made a bigger splash in the media.

Rhiannon12866

(258,910 posts)
4. That's the year I was in the USSR - with my grandmother and her peace group
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 08:56 AM
Jul 2025

Back then (under Gorbachev) Americans were welcome, despite Reagan. Even people on the street would come up to us when they heard us speaking English (as so many Russians also did) and when we explained that we were American, they were excited to meet us. But rather than asking us what America was like, they wanted to know what we thought of their country.

And not only did we meet with numerous Russian peace groups, there were statues and plaques everywhere dedicated to peace and honoring those who were lost. There were even museums in the schools to teach the children about WWII which devastated the country, fought on their own land, so it would never happen again.

Vogon_Glory

(10,359 posts)
5. He might be a US citizen, BUT
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 09:11 AM
Jul 2025

Orange Julius is revving up a campaign to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans.

O dear, O dear, O, dear…

CanonRay

(16,275 posts)
7. Or he might have lied on his immigration or citizenship forms
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 11:06 AM
Jul 2025

since he'd been saying he was born in Malta, when he was actually born in the USSR.

Vogon_Glory

(10,359 posts)
8. O Dear O Dear O Dear
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 11:28 AM
Jul 2025

He’ll have no name when he rides the big airplane. All they will call him will be “deportee.”

(From a song by Woody Guthrie)

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