Duckworth Reacts to Trump Removing Gen. Timothy Haugh from NSA & Cyber Command Without Explanation
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today issued the following statement after Donald Trump removed Gen. Timothy Haugh from his roles as head of U.S. Cyber Command and Director of the National Security Agency without explanation or justification:
“Again and again, Trump chooses loyalty to himself over keeping Americans safe. Firing General Timothy Haugh, Commander of U.S. Cyber Command and Director of the National Security Agency, without explanation is just the latest example of replacing much-needed national security expertise at the highest levels of our government for political reasons, starting with the troubling firing of former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs CQ Brown and Judge Advocates General.
“Firing warriors with decades of experience while refusing to hold even a single senior SignalGate political appointee accountable for leaking classified information and putting our troops and our national security at risk once again lays bare what Trump’s true priorities are. The American people deserve transparency, and it’s critical that Congress investigate these unexplained firings.
“Everyone who cares about our national security knows that General Haugh should be rehired and Pete Hegseth should be fired. It’s that simple.”
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