The White House has fired at least three National Security Council staffers, three sources familiar with the move told CNN.
Kid Rock, the Trump-supporting recording artist who facilitated the White House dinner between liberal Maher and MAGA Trump after the musician appeared on Maher’s podcast “Club Random” and HBO show “Real Time,” said all the dinner guests were amazed at how well it went.
Several White House National Security Council officials were fired on Thursday in the first major purge of Trump's second term, Reuters reported.
The U.S. visit is the first by a senior Kremlin official since Russia’s 2022 Ukraine invasion.
Long-time Trump critic Bill Maher joined the president, Kid Rock, and Dana White for a surprisingly civil White House dinner.
President Donald Trump invited El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele to the White House for a "working visit," according to a letter Bukele shared on X.
The news of the firings comes a day after an Oval Office meeting between Trump and right-wing conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, who privately called on the president to fire some NSC staffers.
Gen. Timothy Haugh, who was chief of U.S. Cyber Command in addition to leading the NSA, was fired by the Trump administration Thursday night.