NSC Staffers Fired in Signal Chat Fallout

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Charlie McCarthy    |   Thursday, 03 April 2025 12:22 PM EDT

Fallout from the Trump administration's Signal chat fiasco has resulted in at least three National Security Council staffers being fired.

National security adviser Mike Waltz inadvertently added Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor of The Atlantic magazine, to a March 11 group text using the Signal encrypted messaging service where top officials were discussing plans to attack the Houthis in Yemen.

On Saturday, President Donald Trump made his clearest commitment to not fire anyone over the accidental leak of his administration's plans for an airstrike against the Houthis.

However, sources told Axios that several NSC members have been fired. CNN reported three NSC staffers were fired.

Axios added that its source said several people had been fired, possibly as many as 10, including senior directors.

Brian Walsh, a director for intelligence and a former top staffer for Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Thomas Boodry, a senior director for legislative affairs who previously served as Waltz's legislative director in Congress, and David Feith, a senior director overseeing technology and national security who served in the State Department during Trump's first administration were the three NSC officials let go, CNN reported.NSC Staffers Fired in Signal Chat Fallout.

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https://www.newsmax.com/politics/nsc-staffers-fired/2025/04/03/id/1205540/

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OOPS: Dana Bash’s Nasty Reporting on Laura Loomer and the NSC Firings Backfires When Loomer Exposes Her GLARING Conflict of Interest Regarding a Troublesome NSC Staffer (VIDEO)
by Cullen Linebarger Apr. 3, 2025 2:17 pm

Fake News CNN’s Dana Bash made a significant mistake smearing Laura Loomer following news of the independent journalist’s role in the firing of multiple neocon NSA staffers.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, President Trump on Thursday fired at least three National Security Council (NSC) staffers at the agency. The terminations occurred one day after Loomer visited the Oval Office and met with the president.

During Loomer’s meeting with Trump, CNN reported she asked Trump to fire several National Security Council staff members, including his principal deputy national security adviser, Alex Wong. Axios notes she was livid that multiple “neocons” had made it through the vetting process and obtained jobs in the administration.

CNN reported that one firing came as a direct result of Trump’s meeting with Loomer. It’s unknown whether the others were related or already in the works.

Following news of Loomer’s meeting with Trump and the subsequent firings, Bash, Kaitlan Collins, and Katie Bo Ellis melted down on air. They attempted to discredit Loomer as a “far-right conspiracy theorist” and accused her of making racist comments toward Kamala Harris.

The three also whimpered about the potential impacts the firings would have on national security.

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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/oops-dana-bashs-nasty-reporting-laura-loomer-nsc/

[Timber Rattler]

Since when did nutty Laura Loomer become Trump's personnel advisor?

 

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Trump confirms National Security Council firings as Waltz's Signal chat woes snowball

Trump and his administration have repeatedly defended Waltz

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Fox News Digital has compiled a timeline of accusations and outrage directed at and involving Waltz since the Atlantic's first report on the chat leak.


    March 24: The Atlantic publishes a report that Goldberg was added to a Signal chat that claimed national security leaders were discussing "war plans" with one another.

    March 25: Trump tells NBC News he believes a staffer in Waltz's office was behind mistakenly adding the Atlantic’s editor-in-chief to the group chat.

    March 25: Democratic outrage over the Atlantic article mounts, including Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, calling on Waltz and Hegseth to resign.

    March 25: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe join an annual Senate Intelligence Committee hearing and report no classified material was shared in the chat and that the Signal chat was "lawful."

    March 25: Waltz joins Fox News and takes "full responsibility" for the Signal chat leak. Waltz added that he "100 percent" did not personally know Goldberg before the Signal debacle."I take full responsibility. I built the group," Waltz said on "The Ingraham Angle" March 25. "It's embarrassing. We're going to get to the bottom of it."
    "I take full responsibility. I built the group," Waltz said on "The Ingraham Angle" March 25. "It's embarrassing. We're going to get to the bottom of it."

    March 26: Politico reports anonymous sources found Trump was irritated with Waltz over the leak, while the president publicly defended Waltz as "a very good man."

    March 26: The Atlantic publishes a follow-up story that included direct texts from the Signal chat, but notably did not include the phrase "war plans" in its headline, instead characterizing the texts as "attack plans."

    March 26: Administration officials slam the Atlantic’s follow-up story as exposing a "hoax" against Trump. Waltz also doubled-down that the Signal messages published in the Atlantic article did not include, "locations. No sources & methods. NO WAR PLANS."

    March 26: Leavitt says Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency team would help investigate the Signal leak.

    March 28: Politico reports Trump did not want to fire Waltz and "give the press a scalp," according to anonymous sources reportedly familiar with private discussions.

    March 30: Goldberg joins NBC News' Kristen Welker and says Waltz's claims the two had never met or spoken are "simply not true."

    March 31: Leavitt declares Signal case is "closed," reiterating that "Mike Waltz continues to be an important part of his national security team."

    April 1: Washington Post reports Waltz and National Security Counsel staff used Gmail to conduct government business. NSC spokesman Brian Hughes pushed back on the Washington Post report in a comment provided to Fox Digital Thursday:"This is the latest attempt to distract the American people from President Trump’s successful national security agenda that’s protecting our nation. Let me reiterate, NSA Waltz received emails and calendar invites from legacy contacts on his personal email and cc’d government accounts for anything since January 20th to ensure compliance with records retention, and he has never sent classified material over his personal email account or any unsecured platform."

    "This is the latest attempt to distract the American people from President Trump’s successful national security agenda that’s protecting our nation. Let me reiterate, NSA Waltz received emails and calendar invites from legacy contacts on his personal email and cc’d government accounts for anything since January 20th to ensure compliance with records retention, and he has never sent classified material over his personal email account or any unsecured platform."

    April 1: House Oversight Democrats open investigation into Waltz’s use of Gmail.

    April 2: Politico reports Waltz’s office set up at least 20 different Signal group chats to coordinate with other officials. NSC pushes back that Signal is allowed on government devices and is an app used by both the Biden and Trump administrations:"Signal is an approved, encrypted messaging app and any claim NSC officials sending classified information over these channels is false. It can be used for unclassified messaging and a user has the responsibility to preserve any official record created," Hughes said in Thursday comment provided to Fox Digital. "Some in NSC, like those in the media and many areas across the federal government, use the Signal app. There are federal agencies that automatically install the app on government devices, as was testified to in congressional hearings last week. Using Signal to send unclassified information is appropriate and these same facts have been reported multiple times in the last few days. All communications are a reflection of a thoughtful dialog of those committed to the effective implementation of the President’s agenda."

    "Signal is an approved, encrypted messaging app and any claim NSC officials sending classified information over these channels is false. It can be used for unclassified messaging and a user has the responsibility to preserve any official record created," Hughes said in Thursday comment provided to Fox Digital. "Some in NSC, like those in the media and many areas across the federal government, use the Signal app. There are federal agencies that automatically install the app on government devices, as was testified to in congressional hearings last week. Using Signal to send unclassified information is appropriate and these same facts have been reported multiple times in the last few days. All communications are a reflection of a thoughtful dialog of those committed to the effective implementation of the President’s agenda."

    April 3: The New York Times reports far-right activist Laura Loomer reportedly presented Trump with a list of National Security Counsel staff who have been disloyal and should be fired.

    April 3: Trump confirms some members at NSC have been fired. He told the media that Loomer was not involved with the firings of the NSC members on Thursday.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-confirms-national-security-council-firings-waltzs-signal-chat-woes-snowball

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National Security Agency Director Gen. Haugh fired, civilian deputy director reassigned

Gen. Timothy Haugh also served as the commander for U.S. Cyber Command, and was reportedly let go from that position as well

By Elizabeth Pritchett , Lucas Y. Tomlinson Fox News
Published April 4, 2025 5:09am EDT | Updated April 4, 2025 7:52am EDT

The Trump administration fired National Security Agency Director Gen. Timothy Haugh and civilian Deputy Director Wendy Noble, a senior defense official confirmed to Fox News.

The reasons for the firing remain unclear as of early Friday. They were first reported by The Washington Post on Thursday.

Haugh also served as commander of the U.S. Cyber Command – a position from which he was also dismissed. Noble was reassigned to serve in the office of the undersecretary of defense for intelligence, according to the Post.

Sen. Mark Warner and Rep. Jim Himes, top Democrats on the Senate and House intelligence committees, reacted to the alleged firings late Thursday night.

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/national-security-agency-director-gen-haugh-fired-civilian-deputy-director-reassigned-report

[Timber Rattler]

Apparently Laura Loomer has a hit list for Trump...I wonder how she got that power?