NSA Director Timothy Haugh was reportedly released after the far-right activist met with Trump and urged the president to fire him.
The White House has fired at least three National Security Council staffers, three sources familiar with the move told CNN.
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W ASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's fired "some" White House National Security Council officials, a move that comes a day after far-right activist Laura Loomer raised concerns directly to him about staff loyalty.
Loomer met with Trump and other top White House officials in the Oval Office on Wednesday, two sources familiar with the meeting told NBC News.
Far-right political activist Laura Loomer has been appearing to take credit for the removal of U.S. National Security Agency's Gen. Timothy Haugh.
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