Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) is demanding that the Trump administration present a written clarification of its rationale for firing the director of the Nationwide Safety Company (NSA) alongside its deputy.
Director Gen. Timothy Haugh was ousted late Thursday alongside along with his civilian deputy Wendy Noble, a call that adopted the firing of a number of prime nationwide safety staffers earlier that day.
Trump fired no less than three senior staffers and two junior officers on the White Home Nationwide Safety Council (NSC) — a day after assembly with far-right activist Laura Loomer. She argued that some inside the NSC are not sufficiently loyal to his agenda.
“Public reporting suggests that your removal of these officials was driven by a fringe social media personality, which represents a deeply troubling breach of the norms that safeguard our national security apparatus from political pressure and conspiracy theories. The notion that senior leadership at critical agencies protecting our nation could be dismissed based on the whims of an online influencer is chilling and demands immediate clarification,” Himes wrote to Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of Nationwide Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
Himes requested for a “written public explanation” on the 2 firings.
“Given the critical importance of these positions to our national security and the rash nature of the dismissals, the public and your congressional overseers require a clear explanation of the rationale and circumstances behind these decisions,” he wrote.
The Workplace of the Director of Nationwide Intelligence didn’t instantly reply to request for remark, nor did the NSA. The Protection Division stated it could reply on to lawmakers.
Haugh, who additionally leads the U.S. Cyber Command, has greater than 30 years expertise within the U.S. Air Power and led quite a few cyber operations to counter efforts from Russia and different U.S. adversaries.
Loomer, a far-right activist who has promoted conspiracy theories about 9/11, known as the 2 NSA leaders disloyal and described each as “Biden holdovers” regardless of years of public service underneath presidents of each events.
“NSA Director Tim Haugh and his deputy Wendy Noble have been disloyal to President Trump. That is why they have been fired,” she wrote on the social platform X.
