Sebastian Gorka Is Forced Out as White House Adviser, Officials Say

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Sebastian Gorka Is Forced Out as White House Adviser, Officials Say
Sebastian Gorka, an outspoken adviser to President Trump
and lightning rod for controversy, has been forced out of his position at the White House, two administration officials said on Friday.
His departure is the latest in a string of them since Mr. Kelly, a retired Marine general, took over as the White House chief of staff last month.
Mr. Gorka, who described himself as a national security adviser to the president
but who existed outside the National Security Council and had no clear duties, was a divisive figure while in the White House.
One of the officials said that the president’s chief of staff, John F. Kelly, had telegraphed
his lack of interest in keeping Mr. Gorka during internal discussions over the last week.
It quoted him as saying that given which “forces” were on the rise in the White
House, the best way for him to support the president was from outside it.