Trump to appoint Sebastian Gorka to the National Security Education Board

07/15/2020 USA


The 14-member board oversees a government program that awards scholarships and grants to students and offers grants to colleges and universities to address “the national need for experts in critical languages ​​and regions.” In its mission statement, NSEP says one of its goals is “to produce a larger pool of applicants to work in the departments and agencies of the United States Government with national security responsibilities.”

The board is comprised of six presidential appointments and other representatives from across the administration.

Gorka, a former deputy assistant to the president, left the administration in 2017 after then-White House chief of staff John Kelly took office and cleaned the house. At the time, the White House released an unassigned statement saying that Gorka did not resign, but was no longer on staff and no longer had access to White House land.
In 2017, CNN interviewed a dozen international security and terrorism experts and academics who said Gorka’s experience in his field is limited. They noted that Gorka does not speak Arabic, has traveled very little in Muslim countries, and has never worked in any official leadership or management role in foreign policy, intelligence, or the military.

Gorka was, and has continued to be, one of Trump’s most prominent cheerleaders, frequently hitting the airwaves to defend the president’s policies and public statements. But her role outside of television appearances was unclear. She did not play a major role in policymaking, according to administration officials, and was not a member of the National Security Council.

Gorka’s work for Trump dates back to 2015; Presentations from the Federal Electoral Commission showed that Gorka was paid $ 8,000 in October to be a policy consultant for the Trump campaign.

A review of CNN’s K File of Gorka’s public comments throughout the presidential campaign shows that even after his job for Trump, former Breitbart national security editor offered sharp criticism of his future boss’s rhetoric on issues foreign policy key from terrorism to Russia and China.

Gorka, a US citizen who was born in Britain and has Hungarian parents, was known for his dire warnings about Islamic terrorism while at Breitbart.

CNN’s Matthew Hoye, Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins and Eric Bradner contributed to this report.

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