{"id":18447,"date":"2024-11-23T06:45:26","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T06:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=18447"},"modified":"2024-11-23T06:45:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T06:45:26","slug":"sebastian-gorka-firebrand-commentator-to-return-to-trump-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=18447","title":{"rendered":"Sebastian Gorka, firebrand commentator, to return to Trump White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__bv\"\/>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__bvd gnt_x__h\"\/>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el\" aria-label=\"Video - Judge indefinitely postpones President-elect Donald Trump's hush money case sentencing\">\n<div class=\"gnt_em_vp_w\" data-g-r=\"vp_tp\" data-c-vt=\"exco\" data-t-pl=\"teal-hero\"><button class=\"gnt_em_vp_a gnt_em_vp__tp_a\" data-g-r=\"vp_ap vp_tg\" data-c-vpattrs=\"{&quot;muted&quot;:true,&quot;bContent&quot;:false,&quot;an&quot;:&quot;usatoday&quot;,&quot;pn&quot;:&quot;USA TODAY&quot;,&quot;vidNum&quot;:0,&quot;docking&quot;:true,&quot;exid&quot;:&quot;7a94a662-d8e9-49a7-aeba-e8a15c79f0f2&quot;,&quot;plcmt&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;iu&quot;:&quot;\/7103\/usatoday\/preroll_video\/&quot;,&quot;cut&quot;:1}\" data-c-vpdata=\"{&quot;adsEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;awsPath&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;byline&quot;:&quot;Steve Saldivar&quot;,&quot;canonicalURL&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;contentSourceCode&quot;:&quot;USAT&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:40000,&quot;headline&quot;:&quot;Judge indefinitely postpones President-elect Donald Trump's hush money case sentencing&quot;,&quot;hlsURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/hlsmedia.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/videos\/zype\/renditions\/6740ba7409c69f00016fc5c0\/480p_30fps,720p_30fps,1080p_30fps,master.m3u8?subtitles=76498740007&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;76498740007&quot;,&quot;image&quot;:{&quot;opto&quot;:true,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/11\/22\/USAT\/76498765007-clean.jpg?crop=1919,1079,x0,y0&quot;},&quot;keywords&quot;:&quot;Donald Trump,Trump Indictment,Bribery,VPC - Video Analytics,Video Syndication - USAT,Video Syndication - OTT Platforms&quot;,&quot;mp4URL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/downloadmedia.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/videos\/zype\/renditions\/6740ba7409c69f00016fc5c0\/1080p_30fps.mp4&quot;,&quot;origin&quot;:&quot;USA TODAY&quot;,&quot;pageURL&quot;:{&quot;long&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/videos\/news\/2024\/11\/22\/sentencing-in-trumps-hush-money-case-has-been-postponed-indefinitely\/76498740007\/&quot;},&quot;promoBrief&quot;:&quot;The judge in President-elect Donald Trump's felony hush money case has indefinitely postponed sentencing, which had been scheduled for Nov. 26.&quot;,&quot;propertyName&quot;:&quot;USATODAY&quot;,&quot;series&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;ssts&quot;:{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;subsection&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;topic&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;subtopic&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;tags&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;26f031d1-9924-4f10-b4e6-019d076113d5&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Donald Trump&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4ddde892-ca8d-4aa7-ba4e-8566ed0a1e70&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Trump Indictment&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;e0d92eb3-f46b-47a2-999c-85db7b373bfc&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Bribery&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;12cc5543-9f04-49f7-9b7f-d0d46b93b8e0&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;VPC - Video Analytics&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6f55135f-3b5e-490d-8a52-a3b8e1f11ee7&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Video Syndication - USAT&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;16fe9f9b-4247-4e2e-a73c-9fac5b14d01b&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Video Syndication - OTT Platforms&quot;}],&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sentencing in Trump's hush money case has been postponed indefinitely&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;\/videos\/news\/2024\/11\/22\/sentencing-in-trumps-hush-money-case-has-been-postponed-indefinitely\/76498740007\/&quot;}\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"gnt_em_vp_img\" src=\"\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/11\/23\/USAT\/76515859007-afp-2185455493.jpg?crop=3899,2193,x0,y203&amp;width=660&amp;height=371&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" data-g-r=\"vp_po\" fetchpriority=\"high\" elementtiming=\"ar-lead-image\" decoding=\"async\"\/><svg class=\"gnt_em_vp_svg\"><use xlink:href=\"#gnt_svg_video_play\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">WASHINGTON \u2014 President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Sebastian Gorka, a firebrand conservative commentator who served in his first administration, to a national security role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Gorka, who was a top defender of Trump&#8217;s ban on refugees from predominantly Muslim countries, will serve as deputy assistant to the president and senior director for counterterrorism. During Trump&#8217;s first term, Gorka served in a similar position.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;Dr. Gorka has been a tireless advocate for the America First Agenda and the MAGA Movement,&#8221; Trump said in a statement that noted Gorka is a &#8220;legal immigrant.&#8221; Gorka was born in Britain to Hungarian parents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Gorka, who was closely aligned with former Trump strategist Steve Bannon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2017\/08\/25\/white-house-aide-gorka-resigns-242054\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">was forced out of the first Trump White House<\/a> following the arrival of John Kelly as Trump&#8217;s chief of staff and Bannon&#8217;s departure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">More:<\/strong><a href=\"\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/11\/22\/trump-taps-russ-vought-project-2025-architect-to-lead-budget-office\/76511443007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|spike click:5|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Trump taps Russell Vought, key Project 2025 architect, to lead budget office<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Sign-up for Your Vote:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":body nav (sms)|e|auto spike click:5|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/08\/16\/text-your-elections-questions-to-your-vote-sms\/74819698007\/\">Text with the USA TODAY elections team.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/11\/23\/USAT\/76515859007-afp-2185455493.jpg?width=660&amp;height=440&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/11\/23\/USAT\/76515859007-afp-2185455493.jpg?width=1320&amp;height=880&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sebastian Gorka, former Deputy Assistant to the US President, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference 2022 (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, on February 26, 2022.\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Since leaving the White House, Gorka has hosted his own radio show and a show on Newsmax. He was previously a regular commentator on Fox News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">John Bolton, who served as Trump&#8217;s national security adviser and is now a Trump critic, called Gorka a &#8220;con man&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Acyn\/status\/1860149816816509232\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">in an interview on CNN<\/a> shortly after Trump&#8217;s announcement that Gorka would be returning.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">More:<\/strong><a href=\"\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/11\/21\/trump-still-hasnt-signed-transition-agreements-white-house-says\/76486359007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|spike click:10|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Trump still hasn&#8217;t signed agreements to begin transition of power, White House says<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;Fortunately, it&#8217;s not the highest position he had been mentioned for, but I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s going to bode well for counterterrorism efforts when the NSC senior director is somebody like that,&#8221; Bolton said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Bolton questioned Gorka&#8217;s education credentials in counterterrorism.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;He is a perfect example of somebody who owes his position purely to Donald trump,&#8221; Bolton said. &#8220;He doesn&#8217;t display loyalty. He displays fealty, and that&#8217;s what Trump wants. He doesn&#8217;t want Gorka&#8217;s opinions. He wants Gorka to say, &#8216;Yes sir,&#8217; and I&#8217;m fully confident that&#8217;s exactly what will happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Trump also named Alex\u00a0Wong as assistant to the president and principal deputy national security adviser who will work under Trump&#8217;s newly named national security adviser,<a href=\"\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/11\/11\/trump-mike-waltz-national-security-adviser\/76197757007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\"> Florida congressman Mike Waltz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_anc\" id=\"gnt_atomsnc\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"loadAnc\" aria-label=\"Newsletter signup form\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In Trump&#8217;s first term, Wong served as deputy special representative for North Korea, and the deputy assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the Department of State.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>Reach Joey Garrison on X @joeygarrison.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p><em>Source: <\/em> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/politics.einnews.com\/article\/763149361\/45Jk2jXIgYLo70sR?ref=rss&amp;ecode=kmfm9fDbRbj4OPCJ\">politics.einnews.com\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Sebastian Gorka, a firebrand conservative commentator who served in his first administration, to a national security role. Gorka, who was a top defender of Trump&#8217;s ban on refugees from predominantly Muslim countries, will serve as deputy assistant to the president and senior director for counterterrorism. 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