Perhaps evidence of the wisdom of Haugh's firing comes in the form of outrage and praise from one of the most communist members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
As transparency and disclosure permeates the new Trump administration, likely bad actors against the President's agenda are coming to light.
The director and the No. 2 official at the National Security Agency were ousted from their positions Thursday, according to a defense official and three sources with knowledge of the matter.
It was not immediately clear why Air Force Gen. Timothy Haugh and his deputy were dismissed, the sources said, reported CNBC.
Haugh was both the head of U.S. Cyber Command and the director of the National Security Agency, a role he had served in since February 2024. Deputy NSA Director Wendy Noble was the agency’s senior civilian leader.
Both are career officials — Haugh with more than 30 years in the Air Force, primarily in intelligence and cyber jobs, along with a degree in Russian studies, while Nobles worked her way up at the NSA since 1987.
Perhaps evidence of the wisdom of Haugh's firing comes in the form of outrage and praise from one of the most communist members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
“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,” Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said in a statement.
“The Intelligence Committee and the American people need an immediate explanation for this decision, which makes all of us less safe,” he added.
Independent journalist Laura Loomer chimed in on X...
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 thus, 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. President Trump needs to have his own trusted NSA Director, appointed by him.
We can’t allow for the NSA to be used to spy on President Trump and his Allies again. This is common sense? I’m working hard to protect President Trump and the integrity of US National Security. All Obama and Biden appointees in intel appear to lack integrity and lack the moral clarity to not weaponize their positions.
Do we really need a repeat of the first admin to learn this lesson again?
No, we do not. Thus, all Biden and Obama holdovers need to be fired. Goodbye, General Haugh. Vetting matters.
We cannot leave even a hint of an Obama appointed military officer in the ranks- any and all will come back to destroy Trump and the populist movement that God has bestowed upon us- the citizens. If that happens, we have no one to blame but ourselves.