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President Donald Trump has announced his intention to appoint far-right radio host Sebastian Gorka to the National Security Education Board (NSEB).
In a press release released Tuesday, the White House announced that the president intends to appoint Gorka and Sean M Bigley in terms of four years as board members.
Gorka previously worked as Trump’s deputy assistant at the White House between January and August 2017, but was unable to obtain the necessary security clearance to work on national security issues.
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He was a contributor to Fox News between 2017 and 2019 and has hosted America first with Sebastian Gorka at the conservative radio station Salem Radio Network since last year.
Bigley is a national security attorney, who has contributed to both Fox News and Wall street journal.
The NSEB is made up of 14 members, who oversee the National Security Education Program (NSEP) and have the power to “review and make recommendations based on the mission and objectives of the program,” according to its website.
The NSEP is a federal initiative designed to build a group of American citizens who are fluent in foreign languages and familiar with international affairs.
In its mission statement, the NSEP says one of its goals is “to produce a larger pool of applicants to work in United States Government departments and agencies with national security responsibilities.”
Gorka, who has been a vocal advocate for Trump, has a history of making controversial and offensive comments, and last month called the face masks “Covid donkeys,” after years of anti-Islamic comments.
In June, a caller on his radio show claimed that the facial masks ordered in California by Governor Gavin Newsom are “Islamo-Maoist Democratic masks.”
Mr. Gorka, who recently argued with a post office employee who told him he needed to wear a face mask, replied, “You mean the Covid burcas, the Covid masks?” adding that there is “something inhumane” about covering your face.
“It doesn’t just dehumanize the individual in that interaction with another human being,” he said. “But also, it is, you’re right, an act of submission.”
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