Thursday, July 27, 2017

Another Firing in the White House

They come on a regular basis. Today's firing:
One of President Donald Trump’s top advisers on the Middle East has been fired.

Two administration officials with knowledge of the decision said Derek Harvey was fired Thursday for unknown reasons. They were not authorized to discuss private personnel issues and spoke on condition of anonymity.

The White House would not say whether Harvey was fired, but confirmed he will no longer serve as the top Middle East adviser.

  TPM
We'll wait for the leaks to find out why.
A statement says national security adviser H.R. McMaster “greatly appreciates Derek Harvey’s service to his country as a career army officer” and that “the administration is working with Colonel Harvey to identify positions in which his background and expertise can be best utilized.”

Harvey was hired by Trump’s former national security adviser, retired Gen. Michael Flynn.
Oh-ho. Let's speculate, shall we?

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE:

Not what I was expecting to read:
Harvey was among the most hawkish members of the council on Iran, and is seen as an ally of White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, who has clashed with McMaster. One source close to the White House with knowledge of the situation said that one reason for Harvey’s dismissal had been his perceived closeness to Bannon—although the same source insisted the two were not actually close.

Earlier this year, Harvey also reportedly compiled a list of Obama administration “holdovers” on the NSC whom McMaster declined to fire.

  The Atlantic

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