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From USA Today: The Trump administration ousted the director of the National Security Agency Thursday night, according to top congressional Democrats who decried the firing as making the U.S. less safe from cyber intelligence espionage activities by China and other U.S. adversaries.
Gen. Timothy Haugh, who was chief of U.S. Cyber Command in addition to leading the NSA, was unavailable for comment. The White House and the NSA did not return requests seeking comment.
Haugh, a career Air Force leader, was deputy commander of U.S. Cyber Command at Fort George G. Meade, Md., until President Joe Biden tapped him to lead the NSA in Feb. 2024. He was one of the few holdovers from the Biden administration at a time when President Donald Trump has moved quickly to replace his intelligence agency leadership with political hires he believes will be loyal to him.
According to the Washington Post, Haugh’s civilian deputy at the NSA, Wendy Noble, was also removed from her position, and reassigned to a job within the Pentagon’s Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.
🚨 #BREAKING: NSA Director Tim Haugh and his deputy Wendy Noble have been FIRED tonight, per WaPo
Both were holdovers from the Biden regime.
Deep state actors are being CLEARED OUT by Trump en masse.
This comes soon after NSC members were sacked following @LauraLoomer… pic.twitter.com/ydc9C9v3cp
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 4, 2025
Investigative journalist Laura Loomer shared the following details:
NSA Director Tim Haugh and his deputy Wendy Noble have been disloyal to President Trump. That is why they have been fired.
As a Biden appointee, General Haugh had no place serving in the Trump admin given the fact that he was HAND PICKED by General Milley, who was accused of committing treason by President Trump. Why would we want an NSA Director who was referred to Biden after being hand selected by Milley, who told
China he would side with them over Trump!?!?The vetters should have been more critical given the fact that the Pentagon revoked the security detail and clearance for retired general Mark Milley, who called President Trump a FASCIST.
Why would we want Milley’s hand picked choice for NSA DIRECTOR? We do not! And he was referred for firing.
Given the fact that the NSA is arguably the most powerful intel agency in the world, we cannot allow for a Biden nominee to hold that position. Thus, Haugh was fired today, along with his Obama loving protege, Wendy Noble.
This is called VETTING.
His deputy, Wendy Noble is a protege of Trump hater James Clapper, who frankly, belongs in prison. President Trump has accused Clapper of spying on his campaign and Clapper falsely accused the Russians of stealing the election for Trump. James Clapper is a traitor to his country, as are all of his enablers and supporters.
Why would we want Clapper’s protege at the NSA? Of course Wendy Nobel was referred for firing. She is a Trump hater who was nominated by JOE BIDEN. Additionally, Wendy Noble spent her time at the NSA promoting DEI.
Their firings are a blessing for the American people. Thank you President Trump for being receptive to the vetting materials provided to you and thank you for firing these Biden holdovers.
Vetting matters! Receipts 👇🏻
NSA Director Tim Haugh and his deputy Wendy Noble have been disloyal to President Trump. That is why they have been fired.
As a Biden appointee, General Haugh had no place serving in the Trump admin given the fact that he was HAND PICKED by General Milley, who was accused of… pic.twitter.com/SFXmog5b44
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) April 4, 2025
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) blasted the firing, writing, “It is astonishing that President Trump would fire the nonpartisan, experienced leader of the NSA while still failing to hold any member of his team accountable for leaking classified information on a commercial messaging app – even as he apparently takes staffing direction on national security from a discredited conspiracy theorist in the Oval Office.”
It is astonishing that President Trump would fire the nonpartisan, experienced leader of the NSA while still failing to hold any member of his team accountable for leaking classified information on a commercial messaging app – even as he apparently takes staffing direction on…
— Mark Warner (@MarkWarner) April 4, 2025
Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, also released a statement condemning the shakeup.
“I have known General Haugh to be an honest and forthright leader who followed the law and put national security first — I fear those are precisely the qualities that could lead to his firing in this Administration. The Intelligence Committee and the American people need an immediate explanation for this decision, which makes all of us less safe,” Himes claimed.
Ranking Member Jim Himes statement on the firing of NSA Director General Timothy Haugh: pic.twitter.com/8xz2pzkXaE
— House Intelligence Committee (@HouseIntelDems) April 4, 2025
General Timothy D. Haugh, the Commander of U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM), Director of the National Security Agency (NSA), and Chief of the Central Security Service (CSS) has been removed tonight from all of his military and civilian positions effective immediately, alongside his… pic.twitter.com/07A7QB18SY
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) April 4, 2025
Breaking WaPo:
Trump just fired the director of the National Security Agency.
⁰Gen. Timothy Haugh, who also heads U.S. Cyber Command, was let go along with his deputy at the NSA, Wendy Noble. https://t.co/fXmuJc7CWZ— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 4, 2025
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