Trump administration fires National Security Agency chief

BBC News

The Trump administration has launched the head of the National Security Agency and the American Internet Command, according to the American PBS partner.
The removal of General Timothy Hosh comes amid what appears to be a broader cleansing of the agency’s senior security officials and in the White House.
Democrats said they are “very annoyed” because of this step and they say they are endangering national security.
It is not clear why General Hawg was removed, but it comes after a meeting between President Donald Trump and the right -wing right -wing activist Laura Lummer on Wednesday.
According to what was reported, Mrs. Lomer Trump urged specific employees who suspected that she was lacking in supporting his agenda.
It was published on X that General Hawg and his deputy Wendy Nobel, which the American media reported had also been dismissed, “They were indifferent to President Trump. For this reason they were expelled.”
Meanwhile, Trump denied that Mrs. Lumir had played a role in shooting.
Before reporting the shooting, Trump told the reporters that he would get rid of any employees who are considered non -employees.
He told reporters on the Air Force: “We will always fail to people – people we do not like, people who benefit, or people who may have loyalty to another person,” he told reporters.
When asked if Mrs. Lomer played a role, he said: “No, not at all.”
Trump made comments with reports on the release of at least three other officials of the White House National Security Council (NSC), following the reported meeting with Mrs. Loomer. The president did not confirm the names.
The National Security Agency (NSA) referred the BBC to the Office of the Minister of Defense for the comment, which said on Friday that it witnessed reports but had nothing to do at this time, and will provide more information when it became available.
The White House was told by the BBC that NSC “will not comment on the employees.”
Senior Democrats in the Intelligence Committees in the House of Representatives and the Senate – actor Jim Hems of Connecticut, a member of the Intelligence Committee in the House of Representatives, and Senator Mark Warner from Virginia, Vice -Chairman of the Senate Selection Committee in the field of intelligence – revealed the shooting of General Haw to CBS.
Hems said in a statement that he was “deeply upset” from the decision, according to CBS.
“I knew that General Hao is a sincere and frank leader who followed the law and put national security first – I am afraid that these are exactly the qualities that could lead to fire in this administration.”
Among those who opened fire from NSC on Thursday, Brian Walsh, Director of Intelligence; Thomas Bodri, great director of legislative affairs; David Fayth, a great director who supervises technology and national security.
It was not clear whether Gen Haughe and MS Noble are connected to those in NSC.
The shooting followed a great controversy that included NSC last month when the unintentionally officials added to the journalist to the thread of a signal on military strikes in Yemen.
Gen Haug, who was not in the sign chat, witnessed at Capitol Hill last week about the leakage.
The extent of this controversy played an unclear shooting role.
Trump has so far stood from senior officials participating in the accident, including National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, who took responsibility for adding Atlantic magazine correspondent to the sign chat, and said it was an accident.

According to CBS, a source familiar with the situation said that the signal accident “opened the door” to look at the employees who believe that it is not enough with Trump, while Mrs. Loomer’s visit closed the fate of those who were terminated.
The administration was looking at the external meetings held by national security personnel, and some were repeated to meet with people who did not believe they were in line with the president, according to the source.
On board Air Force One on his way to Miami, Florida, on Thursday, Trump praised Mrs. Lomer and confirmed that he met her, describing her as a “great patriot” and “a very strong person”.
“It makes recommendations … Sometimes I listen to these recommendations,” he said. “I listen to everyone and then make a decision.”
In a BBC phone call, Mrs. Lomer said it would be “inappropriate” to reveal the details of her meeting with Trump on Wednesday.
“It was a secret meeting,” she said. “It is a shameful thing that there are still leaks in the White House who leaked this information.”
I wrote a text message saying: “It was an honor to meet President Trump and present him to my research results.
“I will continue to work hard to support his agenda, and I will continue to repeat the importance of strong scrutiny, in order to protect the President of the United States and our national security.”
The Acting Inspector Office of the Agency said on Thursday that Defense Minister Beit Higseth, who published information in the chat, is now the subject of an internal review of its use of reference and whether he had complied with the policies of his ministry.
Public offices are routinely inspector in an independent investigations and reviews of federal agencies, and to consider possible security violations.
Upon returning to the White House in January, Trump removed many public government inspectors and installed the agency’s heads of defense, trade, work and health.
On Friday, Public Prosecutor Pam Bondi was asked at an event in Florida if she was also investigating the accident. She said she did not discuss the matter with the president and the accident was reviewed internally.
“Nothing has been referred,” she said. “These are intelligence agencies, and they review them internally.”

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2025-04-04 14:21:00