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| − | '''Rich Higgins''' is a former | + | '''Rich Higgins''' is a former [[United States]] government official who was fired for his [[conservative]] views. An Army veteran<ref name="GertzFreeBeacon"/> who later worked at the [[United States Department of Defense]],<ref>Thomas, Ginni (July 2, 2016). [http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/02/former-dod-official-warns-america-is-on-the-wrong-track-to-fighting-war-on-terror-video/ Former DOD Official Warns America Is On The Wrong Track To Fighting War On Terror [VIDEO]]. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved April 12, 2018.</ref><ref>Wong, Kristina (August 2, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/08/02/report-h-r-mcmaster-fired-national-security-council-official-penning-memo-globalists/ Report: H.R. McMaster Fired National Security Council Official for Penning Memo on Globalists]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 12, 2018.</ref> Higgins joined the [[Trump Administration]], working as the director of strategic planning at the [[National Security Council]].<ref name="GertzFreeBeacon">Gertz, Bill (August 11, 2017). [http://freebeacon.com/national-security/fired-nsc-aide-reveals-political-warfare-operation-targeting-trump/ Fired NSC Aide Reveals Political Warfare Operation Targeting Trump]. ''The Washington Free Beacon''. Retrieved April 12, 2018.</ref> |
| − | During his time at the NSC, Higgins published a memo warning that members of the [[deep state]], including " | + | During his time at the NSC, Higgins published a memo warning that members of the [[deep state]], including "[[globalist]]s, bankers, [[Islamist]]s, and [[establishment]] Republicans", were seeking to undermine and eventually destroy [[Donald Trump]]'s presidency.<ref>Winter, Jana; Groll, Elias (August 10, 2018). [http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/08/10/heres-the-memo-that-blew-up-the-nsc/ Here’s the Memo That Blew Up the NSC]. ''Foreign Policy''. Retrieved April 12, 2018.</ref> On July 21, 2017, after National Security Adviser [[H.R. McMaster]], a globalist, found out about the memo, Higgins was fired.<ref>Wong, Kristina (August 12, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/12/mcmaster-detonated-over-memo-that-warned-of-political-warfare-effort-against-trump/ McMaster ‘Detonated’ Over Memo that Warned of Political Warfare Effort Against Trump]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 12, 2018.</ref><ref>Thomas, Ginni (September 23, 2017). [http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/23/heres-why-nsc-staffer-rich-higgins-says-he-was-fired-from-the-trump-administration-video/ Here’s Why NSC Staffer Rich Higgins Says He Was Fired From The Trump Administration [VIDEO]]. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved April 12, 2018.</ref> Higgins's firing was one of several firings of conservative Trump loyalists that occurred around the same time.<ref name="GertzFreeBeacon"/><ref>Wong, Kristina (August 15, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/15/exclusive-inside-general-mcmasters-purge-how-national-security-adviser-eliminated-trump-loyalists/ EXCLUSIVE–Inside General McMaster’s Purge: How National Security Adviser Eliminated Trump Loyalists]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 12, 2018.</ref> The contents of Higgins's memo [[Deep state coup|were ultimately shown to be correct]].<ref>Archibald, David (December 27, 2017). [https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/12/rich_higgins__not_whacko_now.html Rich Higgins: Not Wacko Now]. ''American Thinker''. Retrieved April 12, 2018.</ref> |
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Rich Higgins is a former United States government official who was fired for his conservative views. An Army veteran[1] who later worked at the United States Department of Defense,[2][3] Higgins joined the Trump Administration, working as the director of strategic planning at the National Security Council.[1]
During his time at the NSC, Higgins published a memo warning that members of the deep state, including "globalists, bankers, Islamists, and establishment Republicans", were seeking to undermine and eventually destroy Donald Trump's presidency.[4] On July 21, 2017, after National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, a globalist, found out about the memo, Higgins was fired.[5][6] Higgins's firing was one of several firings of conservative Trump loyalists that occurred around the same time.[1][7] The contents of Higgins's memo were ultimately shown to be correct.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gertz, Bill (August 11, 2017). Fired NSC Aide Reveals Political Warfare Operation Targeting Trump. The Washington Free Beacon. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ↑ Thomas, Ginni (July 2, 2016). Former DOD Official Warns America Is On The Wrong Track To Fighting War On Terror [VIDEO]. The Daily Caller. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ↑ Wong, Kristina (August 2, 2017). Report: H.R. McMaster Fired National Security Council Official for Penning Memo on Globalists. Breitbart News. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ↑ Winter, Jana; Groll, Elias (August 10, 2018). Here’s the Memo That Blew Up the NSC. Foreign Policy. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ↑ Wong, Kristina (August 12, 2018). McMaster ‘Detonated’ Over Memo that Warned of Political Warfare Effort Against Trump. Breitbart News. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ↑ Thomas, Ginni (September 23, 2017). Here’s Why NSC Staffer Rich Higgins Says He Was Fired From The Trump Administration [VIDEO]. The Daily Caller. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ↑ Wong, Kristina (August 15, 2018). EXCLUSIVE–Inside General McMaster’s Purge: How National Security Adviser Eliminated Trump Loyalists. Breitbart News. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ↑ Archibald, David (December 27, 2017). Rich Higgins: Not Wacko Now. American Thinker. Retrieved April 12, 2018.