Shafaq News/ US President DonaldTrump unexpectedly dismissed the director of the National Security Agency(NSA), according to US officials and congressional members.
Both the White House and the Pentagondid not provide reasons for the decision. Sources said that senior military leaderswere informed Thursday of the firing of General Tim Hogue, a US Air Forceofficer who had also been overseeing the Pentagon's cyber operations.
Officials, speaking on condition ofanonymity due to the sensitivity of personnel matters, noted that militaryleaders received no prior notice about the removal of the four-star general,who had spent 33 years in intelligence and cybersecurity roles.
The decision has sparked sharpcriticism from some members of Congress.
The dismissal is the latest in a seriesof departures of national security officials under President Trump, as hisadministration faces scrutiny over its failure to take action against seniorofficials who used the non-secure "Signal" app for text exchanges ina group chat that included Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic,to discuss plans for a military strike on Yemen.
It remains unclear who will now leadthe NSA and the cyber command. Hogue’s civilian deputy at the NSA, Wendy Noble,was also dismissed. Media reports have criticized the National Security Council(NSC) since March, after National Security Adviser Mike Waltz inadvertentlyadded journalist Goldberg to the discussion.
On Thursday, three sources toldReuters that several senior officials at the NSC had been removed from theirpositions in what appeared to be the first "major purge" of Trump’ssecond term.
The reasons for their dismissalremain unclear, as does whether their removal is permanent. However, sourcesindicated that some officials had been informed of issues related to theirbackground checks.
One source told Reuters that therewere also concerns about leaks to the media, while two other sources suggestedthat the firings were aimed at officials whose views were considered toointerventionist for Trump’s allies.
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