WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's fired "some" White House National Security Council officials, a move that comes a day after far-right activist Laura Loomer raised concerns directly to him about staff loyalty.

By Jonathan Landay, Erin Banco and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump fired General Timothy Haugh as director of the National Security Agency, in a national security purge that sources said on Friday included more than a dozen staff at the White House national security council.

The NSC shake-up followed a White House visit by Laura Loomer, a far-right activist who urged Trump to purge staff with hawkish foreign policy views.

Gen. Tim Haugh had served as director of the National Security Agency and headed U.S. Cyber Command since 2023.

The head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, was removed from his job on Thursday, according to the top Democrats on the

The Trump administration has fired the director and deputy director of the National Security Agency, the United States’ powerful cyber intelligence bureau, according to members of the Senate and House intelligence committees and two former officials familiar with the matter.