Former nationwide safety adviser H.R. McMaster responded negatively when requested if Sebastian Gorka, who President-elect Trump not too long ago named because the deputy assistant to the president and senior director for counterterrorism in his upcoming administration, is “a good person to advise on national security.”
“Is he a good person to advise on national security?” CBS Information’s Margaret Brennan requested McMaster on Sunday’s “Face the Nation.”
“No, no, he’s not, Margaret. But … you know, I think that … that the president, others who are working with him, will probably determine that pretty quickly, soon after he gets into that job,” McMaster stated of Gorka.
In a Friday assertion, Trump stated that “Dr. Gorka has been a tireless advocate for the America First Agenda and the MAGA Movement, serving previously as Strategist to the President in the first Trump Administration” for 9 years.
Previous Trump administration roles Gorka has held embody serving on a nationwide safety advisory board and advising Trump on counterterrorism issues.
Politico has reported that feedback and views of Gorka on Islam have resulted in controversy, and that he additionally has had his educational credentials questioned.
In his “Face the Nation” interview, McMaster additionally stated “there’s some people in the Republican Party these days [who just kinda] tend to parrot [Russian President] Vladimir Putin’s talking points.”
“I don’t know if it’s because they’re drawn to him and they see him as a kind of a defender of Western civilization, just the shirtless guy on horseback, but they’ve gotta disabuse themselves of this, you know, strange affection for Vladimir Putin,” he continued.
Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii), chosen to be director of nationwide intelligence by Trump in his subsequent administration, has up to now shared content material implying that the U.S. was concerned in making organic weapons in Ukraine, perpetuating a Russian narrative.
The Hill has reached out to the Trump transition group and the Republican Nationwide Committee for remark.
