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The head of the NSA, Gen. Timothy Haugh, was fired on Thursday as part of a purge of 'disloyal' partisans within the Trump administration, after journalist Laura Loomer met with President Trump on Wednesday and delivered a list of alleged bad actors.

Haugh, who also heads US Cyber Command, was fired along with his civilian deputy at the NSA, Wendy Noble, the Washington Post reports, noting that Lt. Gen. William J. Hartman – who was the Cyber Command deputy, has been named as acting NSA director, while Sheila Thomas – who was the NSA's executive director, has been named as acting deputy, according to two officials.

Loomer offered a lengthy explanation on X;