There will be no notice on the decision of the dismissal of Tim Haugh, General with a C33 -year -old Arreira in Cyber Intelligence and Operations. The measure triggered Hard criticism by the members of Congress and demands of an immediate explanation.
US President Donald Trump dismissed the director of the National Security Agency, General Tim Haugh, according to American officials and members of the Congress, without the White House and the Pentagon to have reasons for the decision.
The main military leaders were informed on Thursday of Resignation of the Tim Haugh Air Force Generalwhich also supervised the Pentagon cyber command, they advanced the same anonymous sources cited by AP.
According to the same sourcesthere was no notice about the decision to remove a four -star general with a C33 -year -old Arreira in Cyber Intelligence and Operations.
The measure triggered Hard criticism by the members of Congress and demands of an immediate explanation.
Republican administration already faces criticism for not having taken any measure regarding the discussion of plans for a military attack on the Yemen In a Signal group, a non-confidential public application by high leaders, which inadvertently included The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, which reported messaging.
According to AP, it is also not clarified who is now leading the NSA and cyber command.
He was Also farewell to Haugh’s civil assistant At the National Security Agency, Wendy Noble.
The NSA notified the leadership of the congress and the main legislators of the National Security Committees on the dismissal on Wednesday night, without presenting reasons, said the AP citing a source linked to the process.
The White House did not respond to messages to request comments, such as the Defense Department.
Meeting with Radical activist Laura Loomer
The information about Haugh’s departure comes the day after the US press has reported that Trump said several employees of the National Security Council White House after Radical activist Laura Loomer accused some lack of loyalty to the presidential agenda.
According to the New York Times, Loomer was received on Wednesday at the White House, having attended a meeting with Trump and several high employees, including the National Security Counselor Mike Waltz, before those who criticize the personality and loyalty of certain counselors.
The activist, known for promoting conspiracy theories, confirmed the meeting at X and said that presented a “investigation” to the president and emphasized “the need to Select your team members very rigorously“.
According to the AP agency, which cites sources under anonymous, the meeting was also Vice President JD Vance, the chief of staff Susie Wiles and Sergio Gor, director of the presidential personnel office.
The same sources said that, since the meeting, the personnel office fired at least three high employees of the National Security Council (CSN) and several low -level advisors.
Loomer, who spread conspiracy theories about the September 11, 2001 attack on twin towers, was a frequent presence in Trump’s White House campaign in 2024.
It also promoted the Qanon movement, a theory of apocalyptic conspiracy centered on the belief that Trump is fighting the “deep state.”
Already last week, Loomer appeared Associated with dismisses decided by Trumpnamely a deputy prosecutor in Los Angeles, Adam Schleifer, fired without any explanation, through a concise email sent by the White House Staff, exactly one hour after Loomer resigned in a post on social networks, highlighting Schleifer’s critical comments about Trump.
At the time he was fired on Friday, Schleifer was processing a case of fraud against Andrew Wiederhorn, the former executive director of Fat Brands Inc., who made donations during the presidential campaign to groups supporting Trump.
Today, Loomer seemed to assume the credit of Haugh’s resignationpublishing in the X that the NSA is “no doubt, the most powerful intelligence agency in the world”, and therefore cannot “allow a nominee of [Joe] Biden (former president) occupies this position. ”
“Thank you, President Trump, for being receptive to the verification materials provided and forced to say goodbye to these Biden remains.”
