NSA director fired after Trump’s meeting with right-wing influencer Laura Loomer

General Timothy Haugh was nominated arsenic caput of the NSA and Cyber Command successful 2023.

General Timothy Haugh, the manager of the National Security Agency and US Cyber Command, was fired connected Thursday, according to a study from The Washington Post. His removal reportedly occurred conscionable 1 time aft right-wing activistic Laura Loomer pushed for his firing during a gathering with President Donald Trump.

Wendy Noble, the Deputy Director and elder civilian person of the U.S. National Security Agency, has besides been fired and whitethorn person been moved to different relation astatine the Pentagon, according to The New York Times.

“NSA Director Tim Haugh and his lawman Wendy Noble person been disloyal to President Trump,” Loomer wrote successful a station connected X. “That is wherefore they person been fired.” Loomer said Haugh was “hand picked” by General Mark Milley, who butted heads with Trump during his archetypal term. “Why would we privation an NSA Director who was referred to Biden aft being manus selected by Milley,” Loomer wrote.

Former President Joe Biden nominated Haugh successful 2023. He spent much than 30 years successful the subject and led the Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force.

Democrats connected the Intelligence Committee criticized Haugh’s ousting. “It is astonishing that President Trump would occurrence the nonpartisan person of the NSA portion inactive failing to clasp immoderate subordinate of his squad accountable for leaking classified accusation connected Signal – adjacent arsenic helium seemingly takes staffing absorption from a discredited conspiracy theorist successful the Oval Office,” Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) said successful a station connected Bluesky. Representative Jim Himes (D-CT) said successful a connection to The Post helium was “deeply disturbed” by Haugh’s removal.

Lieutenant General William J. Hartman, who served arsenic the Cyber Command Deputy, has been named the acting manager of the NSA, portion NSA enforcement manager Sheila Thomas was appointed acting deputy, according to The Post.