The Swamp is quaking in fear. Because Trump is walking around with a hatchet.
And now Donald Trump just threw these Biden appointees to the curb in a high-profile firing.
Trump Reshapes NSA Leadership
President Donald Trump has taken a sledgehammer to the National Security Agency (NSA), ousting director Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh and deputy Wendy Noble in a high-stakes shake-up.
With Joe Biden now a political has-been, this move is a loud declaration of intent—cleaning out the remnants of a floundering administration. Conservative allies, fed up with officials they see as lukewarm on Trump’s “America First” ethos, have been pushing for this purge, and the president’s delivering.
Lt. Gen. William Hartman, a no-nonsense vet from U.S. Cyber Command, steps up as acting director, while Sheila Thomas slides into the deputy role.
It’s a fresh slate for an agency that’s about to get a serious Trump-style reboot, leaving Biden’s softer approach in the dust. The timing couldn’t be clearer—voters chose Trump’s strength and now the personnel are catching up.
Loyalty Purge Gains Momentum
Hartman’s not some desk jockey—he’s led the Cyber National Mission Force and racked up creds in intelligence and cyberspace ops across the globe. Thomas, meanwhile, comes off steering the NSA’s cryptologic partnership with the UK and shaping its policy direction.
Together, they’re a duo ready to execute Trump’s vision, unburdened by the baggage of Biden’s tenure. This isn’t just a staffing tweak—it’s a signal that the days of coasting on old loyalties are over.
The pressure’s been building from Trump’s right-wing flank, with figures like Laura Loomer lighting the fuse. After a sit-down with Trump, she blasted Haugh on X as a Biden-era leftover, handpicked by former Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley.
“Why would we want an NSA Director who was referred to Biden after being hand selected by Milley,” she wrote. “Why would we want Milley’s hand picked choice for NSA DIRECTOR? We do not! And he was referred for firing.” Whether she’s the spark or just fanning the flames, Loomer’s crowing about the scalp—and the White House isn’t denying it.
Trump’s not stopping there. On Thursday, he also gave the boot to several National Security Council (NSC) staffers, keeping national security adviser Mike Waltz on his toes after a sloppy Signal chat blunder involving The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg.
“We’re going to let go of people we don’t like, or people we don’t think can do the job, or people who may have loyalties to somebody else,” Trump told reporters, keeping the cuts surgical but sharp. It’s a leaner, meaner team—and a far cry from Biden’s bloated, indecisive crew.
Erasing Biden’s Footprint
The NSA shake-up follows Trump’s recent moves to ditch C.Q. Brown, ex-Joint Chiefs chairman, and Adm. Lisa Franchetti, former chief of naval operations—more dead wood from Biden’s shaky national security roster.
With Biden licking his wounds, Trump’s squad is moving at warp speed to scrub out the stench of failure. The Afghanistan debacle, the border mess—those ghosts of Biden’s presidency aren’t welcome in Trump’s new era.
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt stepped up Monday to squash rumors about Waltz’s job security. “As the president has made it very clear, Mike Waltz continues to be an important part of his national security team,” she told the media outside the White House press room.
“And this case has been closed here at the White House, as far as we are concerned.” It’s a firm line in the sand—Biden’s out, Trump’s calling the shots, and the cleanup’s just getting rolling. For a base tired of excuses, it’s the kind of housecleaning that feels long overdue.
