GOP Rep Slams Trump For Firing NSA Director: ‘Russia And China Are Laughing At Us’ | EUROtoday

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) is lower than happy about President Donald Trump firing Gen. Timothy Haugh, who headed each the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command till Thursday — when he was let go with no single purpose divulged to voters.

“The White House fired one of our best generals and the smartest on cyber operations, and with no explanation,” Bacon instructed Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram on Friday. “Russia and China are laughing at us.”

Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell stated in an announcement Friday to CBS News that the “Defense Department thanks General Timothy Haugh for his decades of service” and that the DoD needs “him and his family well” — offering no additional element about his exit.

Several senior members of the National Security Council have been additionally fired.

Haugh and NSA deputy Wendy Noble have been each ousted after Trump met with far-right activist Laura Loomer on Wednesday, The Washington Post reported. Loomer, who has often shared QAnon conspiracy theories and is one among Trump’s staunchest social media supporters, instructed the Post she had advocated for the firings.

Loomer elaborated on the matter Friday on X, previously Twitter, arguing that Haugh and Noble “have been disloyal to President Trump” and “that is why they have been fired.”

She additionally slammed retired Gen. Mark Milley, who referred to as Trump “a total fascist” in October.

“As a Biden appointee, General Haugh had no place serving in the Trump admin given the fact that he was HAND PICKED by General Milley, who was accused of committing treason by President Trump,” she wrote.

“Given the fact that the NSA is arguably the most powerful intel agency in the world, we cannot allow for a Biden nominee to hold that position,” she added. “Thus, Haugh was fired today, along with his Obama loving protege, Wendy Noble. This is called VETTING.”

Loomer gave Trump an inventory of supposedly disloyal officers throughout their closed-door assembly Wednesday, and efficiently referred to as for them to be fired regardless of nationwide safety adviser Michael Waltz reportedly pushing again, The New York Times reported Thursday.

The report was based mostly on interviews with eight folks with data of the occasions.

“General Tim Haugh is an outstanding leader and was doing a superb job at Cyber Command and National Security Agency,” he wrote. “He was fired with no public explanation. This action sets back our Cyber and Signals Intelligence operations.”