Trump Fires NSA Director Amid Deep State Panic

President Trump isn’t wasting time. In a stunning and decisive move, the Trump administration has removed National Security Agency Director Gen. Timothy Haugh and reassigned civilian Deputy Director Wendy Noble, signaling a serious shake-up at the highest levels of America’s intelligence apparatus.

Haugh, who also led U.S. Cyber Command, was relieved of both posts, while Noble has been moved to a new role within the Pentagon. The dismissals first reported Thursday come as the Trump administration continues its push to reassert control over a bloated, unaccountable national security bureaucracy that’s been more focused on undermining the President than defending the country.

Naturally, the usual suspects on Capitol Hill are having a meltdown.

• Rep. Jim Himes, a Democrat and ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, called the firing "deeply disturbing" code for “we just lost one of our own.”

• Sen. Mark Warner, top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, described the move as “astonishing” and immediately invoked “unprecedented cyber threats” conveniently ignoring that the U.S. has been under cyberattack from China for years under their watch.

Let’s get real: General Haugh may have worn the uniform for 30 years, but length of service doesn’t excuse political loyalty to the status quo. And that’s what this is about draining the intelligence swamp of leaders who treat internal politics and CYA culture as more important than protecting Americans from real threats.

Democrats have tried to spin this into a story about “retaliation” or a “loyalty purge,” with Warner even tossing in an accusation about the President taking advice from Laura Loomer a claim Trump has outright denied. The left can’t comprehend that maybe, just maybe, this administration is serious about cleaning house and restoring trust in national security leadership.

Here’s the bigger picture they’re missing: Under Gen. Haugh and his ilk, classified leaks have flourished, cybersecurity has been reactionary instead of proactive, and foreign adversaries like China have gotten bolder, as we saw with the recent Salt Typhoon cyberattack. The old guard at the NSA failed to adapt. Trump has no interest in excuses only results.

While the media scrambles to portray this as reckless or dangerous, average Americans know better. They’ve watched years of Deep State foot-dragging, political sabotage, and open defiance of a duly elected commander-in-chief. What Trump is doing isn’t chaos it’s course correction.

There are still more disloyal actors to root out. Reports indicate additional National Security Council staffers were also dismissed this week, as the President works to assemble a team that puts American interests first, not bureaucratic self-preservation.

For once, the people running our intelligence agencies might be held accountable. And that’s exactly what terrifies Washington.

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