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'''Sebastian Gorka''' (born October 22, 1970) serves 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]]. Gorka is [[Hungary|Hungarian]], was born in the [[United Kingdom]], and is a naturalized [[United States|American]] citizen. He is a foreign policy and terrorism expert and has served as an advisor to conservative Hungarian Prime Minister [[Viktor Orbán]]. He also served as a national security editor at [[Breitbart News Network]].
[[File:Sebastian Gorka.jpg|thumb|250px|Sebastian Gorka in 2017]]
'''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]].
[[Liberal]]s have unsuccessfully 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>
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:
*Lee, Tony (July 13, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/13/gorka-stock-rising-trumps-favorite-tv-defender/ Report: Gorka Becoming Trump’s Favorite TV Defender]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
*Bowden, John (July 15, 2017). [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/342171-sebastian-gorka-casts-himself-as-trumps-pitbull Sebastian Gorka casts himself as Trump’s ‘pitbull’]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 15, 2017.</ref> He resigned on August 25, 2017, citing in a strongly-worded resignation letter that he believed the Trump Administration had strayed too far from its conservative, [[America First]] agenda.<ref>Multiple references:
*Kew, Ben (August 25, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/25/sebastian-gorka-resigns-from-trump-administration/ Sebastian Gorka Resigns from Trump Administration]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
*[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/25/trump-aide-sebastian-gorka-resigns-white-house-post.html Trump aide Sebastian Gorka resigns White House post]. ''Fox News''. August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
*[[Mollie Hemingway]], (August 25, 2017). [https://thefederalist.com/2017/08/25/breaking-sebastian-gorka-resigns-from-trump-administration/ Breaking: Sebastian Gorka Resigns From Trump Administration]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
*Giaritelli, Anna (August 25, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sebastian-gorka-quits-white-house-slams-trump-in-resignation-letter/article/2632637 Sebastian Gorka quits White House, slams Trump in resignation letter]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
Gorka's letter, full text:
*Kew, Ben (August 28, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/28/in-full-dr-sebastian-gorkas-explosive-white-house-resignation-letter/ In Full: Dr. Sebastian Gorka’s Explosive White House Resignation Letter]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 28, 2017.</ref> With his resignation, the White House was nearly devoid of hardline critics of [[Islam]].<ref>Scarborough, Rowan (August 27, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/27/sebastian-gorka-one-of-donald-trumps-last-islamic-/ With Gorka out, White House is nearly cleansed of hard-liners against Islam]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved August 28, 2017.</ref> President Trump later told Gorka that he was committed to his agenda.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/29/gorka-questions-loyalty-in-west-wing-says-trump-assured-him-hes-sticking-to-agenda.html Gorka questions loyalty in West Wing, says Trump assured him he's 'sticking to' agenda]. ''Fox News''. August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.</ref>
Gorka frequently went on various television shows to give a strong defense of the Trump Administration.<ref>Multiple references:
The [[left]] has unsuccessfully and without evidence tried to paint Gorka as a "racist," "Nazi," or "anti-Semite,"<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (April 29, 2017). [https://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). [https://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). [https://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). [https://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>[https://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>
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