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From the New York Times: President Trump fired six National Security Council officials after an extraordinary meeting in the Oval Office with the far-right activist Laura Loomer, who laid out a list of people she believed were disloyal to the president, according to a U.S. official with direct knowledge of the matter.
The six officials were among those vilified by Ms. Loomer during the meeting on Wednesday, the official said. Ms. Loomer walked into the White House with a sheaf of papers, which amounted to a mass of opposition research attacking the character and loyalty of numerous N.S.C. officials. She proceeded to excoriate them in front of Michael Waltz, the national security adviser, who was also in the meeting.
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Mr. Waltz was not among those who were fired; nor was one of Ms. Loomer’s top targets, the deputy national security adviser Alex Wong, the U.S. official said. Apart from the firings, several other officials who had been detailed to the council were reassigned back to their home agencies over the weekend, even before the White House meeting.
The account of the White House meeting and the subsequent firings is based on interviews with eight people with knowledge of the events. They asked for anonymity to discuss confidential meetings and discussions.
Others present during the roughly 30-minute meeting with Loomer and President Trump were Waltz, Vice President JD Vance and other senior officials including the chief of staff, Susie Wiles; the head of the personnel office, Sergio Gor; Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.).
CNN identified three of the staffers who were fired as: Brian Walsh, Thomas Boodry and David Feith.
Based on the New York Times report, there are 8 people “with knowledge of the events” who LEAKED the news of the meeting.
In a statement posted to X Thursday morning, Loomer wrote:
I woke up this morning to learn that there are still people in and around the West Wing who are LEAKING to the hostile, left-wing media about President Trump’s *confidential* and *private* meetings in the Oval Office. I want to reiterate how important it is that people who gain access to the White House or the administration respect the privacy of their conversations with President Trump and his senior staff.
Out of respect for President @realDonaldTrump and the privacy of the Oval Office, I’m going to decline on divulging any details about my Oval Office meeting with President Trump. It was an honor to meet with President Trump and present him with my research findings. I will continue working hard to support his agenda, and I will continue reiterating the importance of, and the necessity of STRONG VETTING, for the sake of protecting the President of the United States of America, and our national security.
I woke up this morning to learn that there are still people in and around the West Wing who are LEAKING to the hostile, left-wing media about President Trump’s *confidential* and *private* meetings in the Oval Office. I want to reiterate how important it is that people who gain…
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) April 3, 2025
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman wrote, “Deputy Alex Wong, one of her top targets, is said to be safe for now. But it comes as Waltz remains shaky.”
NEW: Trump fired at least three NSC officials who were targeted by Loomer. Others had already been sent back to their home agencies over the weekend. Deputy Alex Wong, one of her top targets, is said to be safe for now. But it comes as Waltz remains shaky https://t.co/3AjIj45dHU
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 3, 2025
“I literally have a binder of receipts. I know who’s loyal and who is disloyal,” Loomer declared during a discussion with podccaster Steven Crowder.
“I literally have a binder of receipts. I know who’s loyal and who is disloyal.” – @LauraLoomer https://t.co/e4vTg2GAyJ pic.twitter.com/q6t9wCWP5v
— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) April 3, 2025
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