| − | '''Sebastian Gorka''' (born October 22, 1970) is a foreign policy and terrorism expert. He served as a member of the national security advisory staff and as a deputy assistant to U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] in [[Trump Administration|his administration]], and he served as a national security editor at [[Breitbart News Network]] prior to that. Gorka is [[Hungary|Hungarian]], was born in the [[United Kingdom]], and is a naturalized [[United States|American]] citizen. He also served as an advisor to conservative Hungarian Prime Minister [[Viktor Orbán]]. | + | '''Sebastian Gorka''' (born October 22, 1970) is a [[conservative]] foreign policy and terrorism expert. He served as a member of the national security advisory staff and as a deputy assistant to U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] in [[Trump Administration|his administration]], and he served as a national security editor at [[Breitbart News Network]] prior to that. Gorka is [[Hungary|Hungarian]], was born in the [[United Kingdom]], and is a naturalized [[United States|American]] citizen. He also served as an advisor to conservative Hungarian Prime Minister [[Viktor Orbán]]. |
| | During his tenure in the Trump Administration, Gorka frequently went on various television shows to give a strong defense of the Trump Administration.<ref>Multiple references: | | During his tenure in the Trump Administration, Gorka frequently went on various television shows to give a strong defense of the Trump Administration.<ref>Multiple references: |
| | [[Liberal]]s have unsuccessfully and without evidence tried to paint Gorka as a "racist," "Nazi," or "anti-Semite,"<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (April 29, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/04/27/buzzfeed-scoop-sebastian-gorka-not-nazi-anti-semite/ BuzzFeed Scoop: Sebastian Gorka Not a Nazi or Anti-Semite]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 29, 2017.</ref><ref>Pollak, Joel B. (May 7, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/07/gorka-smites-haters-radical-islamists-jerusalem-post-speech/ Gorka Smites Haters, Radical Islamists in Jerusalem Post Speech]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 7, 2017.</ref><ref>Pollak, Joel B. (August 11, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/08/11/rolling-stone-bob-dreyfuss-collects-every-lie-sebastian-gorka-one-place/ Rolling Stone Collects Every Lie About Sebastian Gorka in One Place]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 11, 2017.</ref><ref name="Rubin">Rubin, Michael (August 27, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-political-lynching-of-sebastian-gorka/article/2632680 The political lynching of Sebastian Gorka]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved August 27, 2017.</ref> and failing that, they have attempted to attack his credentials as a counterterrorism expert.<ref name="Rubin"/> | | [[Liberal]]s have unsuccessfully and without evidence tried to paint Gorka as a "racist," "Nazi," or "anti-Semite,"<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (April 29, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/04/27/buzzfeed-scoop-sebastian-gorka-not-nazi-anti-semite/ BuzzFeed Scoop: Sebastian Gorka Not a Nazi or Anti-Semite]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 29, 2017.</ref><ref>Pollak, Joel B. (May 7, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/07/gorka-smites-haters-radical-islamists-jerusalem-post-speech/ Gorka Smites Haters, Radical Islamists in Jerusalem Post Speech]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 7, 2017.</ref><ref>Pollak, Joel B. (August 11, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/08/11/rolling-stone-bob-dreyfuss-collects-every-lie-sebastian-gorka-one-place/ Rolling Stone Collects Every Lie About Sebastian Gorka in One Place]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 11, 2017.</ref><ref name="Rubin">Rubin, Michael (August 27, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-political-lynching-of-sebastian-gorka/article/2632680 The political lynching of Sebastian Gorka]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved August 27, 2017.</ref> and failing that, they have attempted to attack his credentials as a counterterrorism expert.<ref name="Rubin"/> |
| | + | Despite his conservative positions, Gorka has occasionally taken more liberal positions on certain issues, such as supporting military intervention in [[Syria]] purely for moralistic reasons, using emotionalistic arguments, and doing so regardless of the financial cost and interests of the U.S.<ref>[http://video.foxnews.com/v/5770173751001/?playlist_id=5622526903001#sp=show-clips What does the US accomplish by striking Syria?]. ''Fox News Video''. April 13, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.</ref> |