Trump fires Gen. Timothy Haugh from leadership of Cyber Command and NSA

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Trump fires Gen. Timothy Haugh from leadership of Cyber Command and NSA

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Gen. Timothy Haugh, the commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the NSA, was removed from those positions Thursday — another high-profile firing of a senior national security official by the Trump administration.

It was not immediately clear why Haugh was fired. However, his dismissal comes amid a purge of other national security officials at the National Security Council and NSA. It happened following a visit to the Oval Office of political activist Laura Loomer, who has urged President Donald Trump to fire certain officials due to their perceived disloyalty to him and his agenda. In a social media post Thursday night, Loomer said Haugh and NSA Deputy Director Wendy Noble were fired for being “disloyal” to Trump.
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Trump fires Gen. Timothy Haugh from leadership of Cyber Command and NSA
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