A spox for #USCyberCom said she could not confirm Gen Haugh’s removal, & referred questions to the #Pentagon, which did not respond for comment. A White House spox did not confirm the ouster.
But a #US official briefed on the matter said #LauraLoomer, a #FarRight activist & outside adviser to #Trump, called for Gen Haugh’s removal during her Oval Office meeting on Thurs. Trump ordered #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth to fire Gen Haugh, the ofcl said.
The head of the #NSA & US #Cyber Command was removed from his job on Thurs, acc/to the top #Democrats on the congressional #intelligence committees.
Senator Mark Warner of Virginia & Representative Jim Himes of Connecticut condemned the ouster of Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, who led both the #spy agency & the #military command.
The move caught intelligence officials off guard.
Head of #NationalSecurity Agency & #Cyber Command Is Ousted
No reason was given for the removal of Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, but the #FarRight #ConspiracyTheorist #LauraLoomer had called for his ouster in a meeting with #Trump, an official said.
#NSA #USCyberCom #DOD #military #USmilitary #MilitaryPreparedness #USpol #idiocracy #kakistocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/us/politics/nsa-cyber-command-chief-fired.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=5EEED3CC-7459-4B93-9861-7531F383E2EB
Es gab diese Woche ein Hin und Her über die angebliche Einstellung von US-Cyberoperationen gegenüber Russland. Eine kleine Einordnung (allerdings aufgenommen, bevor das Dementi zur Einstellung vom Pentagon kam): https://percepticon.de/landing-page/
