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The White House fired at least five key aides on the National Security Council staff Thursday, a day after the far-right activist Laura Loomer visited the Oval Office and urged President Donald Trump...
From The Washington Post
Several high-ranking White House National Security Council officials have been fired, according to three people familiar with the matter, in what appears to be the first significant purge of Donald T...
From Reuters
Loomer urged Trump to fire specific NSC employees who she did not deem supportive enough of the president's agenda, according to several US media reports.
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