JUST IN: Trump Administration Fires Multiple National Security Council Staffers Deemed ‘Neocons,’ ‘Disloyal’

The Trump administration has fired at least three National Security Council officials.

Multiple outlets reported the firings followed a meeting with investigative journalist Laura Loomer, who reportedly urged Trump to axe specific staffers deemed disloyal.

“Laura Loomer got Trump to fire 3 pro-war members of the National Security Council: Daniel Feith, son of the Bush/Cheney über-neocon Douglas Feith; a long-time top foreign policy advisor to Marco Rubio, and another top adviser to Mike Waltz,” Glenn Greenwald wrote.

Wild: Laura Loomer got Trump to fire 3 pro-war members of the National Security Council: Daniel Feith, son of the Bush/Cheney über-neocon Douglas Feith; a long-time top foreign policy advisor to Marco Rubio, and another top adviser to Mike Waltz. https://t.co/5oKvKZmE4n pic.twitter.com/NpaSIEbbJE

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) April 3, 2025

From the Associated Press:

Loomer presented her research to Trump in an Oval Office meeting on Wednesday, making her case for the firings, the people said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive personnel matters. Vice President JD Vance, chief of staff Susie Wiles, national security adviser Mike Waltz and Sergio Gor, the director of the Presidential Personnel Office, took part in the meeting, the people said.

NSC spokesperson Brian Hughes declined to comment on the meeting or the firings, insisting that the White House does not discuss personnel matters.

The Presidential Personnel Office has moved to dismiss at least three senior NSC officials and multiple lower-ranking aides.

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NEW – President Trump Fires Three National Security Staff After Meeting With Laura Loomer, Protecting His Agenda

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President Trump has reportedly fired at least three National Security Council (NSC) staff members following an Oval Office meeting yesterday with… pic.twitter.com/OiusRdFPDt

— Overton (@overton_news) April 3, 2025

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President Trump Fires Three National Security Staff After Meeting With Laura Loomer, Protecting His Agenda

This is big.

President Trump has reportedly fired at least three National Security Council (NSC) staff members following an Oval Office meeting yesterday with independent journalist @LauraLoomer.

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Loomer is said to have presented evidence of their disloyalty to the president’s Make America Great Again agenda, ensuring only loyalists remain in critical roles.

The fired officials, confirmed by multiple CNN sources, are:

• Brian Walsh, a director for intelligence and former top staffer for Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the Senate Intelligence Committee.

• Thomas Boodry, a senior director for legislative affairs, previously Rep. Michael Waltz’s legislative director in Congress.

• David Feith, a senior director overseeing technology and national security, who served in the State Department during Trump’s first term.

Loomer, a staunch Trump ally known for her rigorous vetting of administration personnel, met with the president to address concerns about “neocons” and disloyal staffers undermining his agenda.

She arrived with a dossier of opposition research, exposing NSC members she believed were not fully committed to Trump’s vision, in a meeting attended by National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, Vice President JD Vance, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, and Sergio Gor, head of the Presidential Personnel Office.

Sources describe the firings as an anti-neocon “bloodbath,” with up to 10 staff potentially on the chopping block, though only three are confirmed as of now.

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“I literally have a binder of receipts. I know who’s loyal and I know who is disloyal,” Loomer said.

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“I literally have a binder of receipts. I know who’s loyal and who is disloyal.” – @LauraLoomer https://t.co/e4vTg2GAyJ pic.twitter.com/q6t9wCWP5v

— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) April 3, 2025

Per Axios:

The firings come a day after conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer visited the Oval Office and pressed Trump to fire specific NSC staffers. Axios has not confirmed whether the firings were directly linked to that incident, but the source familiar said they were “being labeled as an anti-neocon move.”

The U.S. official said Loomer was furious that “neocons” had “slipped through” the vetting process for administration jobs, referring to hawkish foreign policy views commonly associated with the Bush administration.

“She went to the White House yesterday and presented them with her research and evidence,” the official said. Loomer’s visit was reported earlier by Status and The New York Times. The official suspected that the firings were linked to Loomer’s visit but was not certain.

The U.S. official named three senior NSC members who had been fired, and said it was shaping up to be a “bloodbath.” Axios is seeking additional confirmation before naming those people.