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Loomer pressed Trump to fire members of his national security staff, and Waltz defended them.
From NBC News
Four NSC aides were fired overnight, the people said. Two other NSC aides were let go on Sunday, others familiar with the matter said.
From Wall Street Journal
The firings also come as the NSC recovers from a major controversy last month, when senior officials inadvertently added a journalist to a Signal messaging thread about military strikes in Yemen.
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