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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWho Is Sebastian Gorka? A Trump Adviser Comes Out of the Shadows
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Who Is Sebastian Gorka? A Trump Adviser Comes Out of the Shadows
By JACEY FORTIN
FEB. 17, 2017
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Sebastian Gorka, right, with Michael T. Flynn at Trump Tower in New York in November. Mr. Gorka was named a deputy assistant to President Trump. Credit Ruth Fremson/The New York Times
Since President Trump appointed Sebastian Gorka last month as a deputy assistant, Mr. Gorka has been an increasingly visible defender of the administration.
He has spoken out in favor of the targeted travel ban, which spurred mass protests and was then blocked by federal courts. He suggested in a recent interview with The Hill that the CNN anchor Jake Tapper was sexist for aggressively questioning the Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway. He has also insisted that media reports of turmoil in the White House bear almost no resemblance to reality.
Mr. Gorka came out swinging again on Thursday, after Mr. Trumps contentious news conference in which he excoriated the media. Asked by Evan Davis of the BBC to assess Mr. Trumps appearance, Mr. Gorka repeatedly declared the presidents performance fabulous.
Its only weird to journalists like yourself, who are biased, he said.
Who is he? Heres what we know:
Naturalized American citizen
Mr. Gorka is an American citizen who was born in Britain to Hungarian parents. He earned a Ph.D. in political science from Corvinus University of Budapest and has made his living as a national security expert with a focus on Islamist extremism....................
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Who Is Sebastian Gorka? A Trump Adviser Comes Out of the Shadows (Original Post)
riversedge
Feb 2017
OP
Isn't he the one who wore the Hungarian Nazi medal to the inauguration? Why yes! I believe he is!
Squinch
Feb 2017
#1
I think you are right. I knew I saw that face before but could not place him. Thanks
riversedge
Feb 2017
#3
I always remember him because I liked the singer John Gorka. Sad that this Nazi is now
Squinch
Feb 2017
#4
Donald Trump aide @SebGorka accuses us of 'fake news'---Trump spk hitting on BBC also....
riversedge
Feb 2017
#2
He's an absolute total scumbag..he'd drive you to a concentration camp smiling all the way.
sunonmars
Feb 2017
#11
Squinch
(51,004 posts)1. Isn't he the one who wore the Hungarian Nazi medal to the inauguration? Why yes! I believe he is!
riversedge
(70,299 posts)3. I think you are right. I knew I saw that face before but could not place him. Thanks
Squinch
(51,004 posts)4. I always remember him because I liked the singer John Gorka. Sad that this Nazi is now
associated with that name.
riversedge
(70,299 posts)6. It is a relatively comman last name in my hometown in
C. Wisconsin. Polish ancestry in that town. But Romania is close--"eastern" Europe.
riversedge
(70,299 posts)2. Donald Trump aide @SebGorka accuses us of 'fake news'---Trump spk hitting on BBC also....
BBC Newsnight ?@BBCNewsnight Feb 17
Donald Trump aide @SebGorka accuses us of 'fake news' http://bbc.in/2kQOiXQ
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51 replies 27 retweets 28 likes
BBC Newsnight ?@BBCNewsnight Feb 17
Link to tweet
In case you missed it @EvanHD speaks to Donald Trump's deputy assistant @SebGorka (it gets pretty heated) http://bbc.in/2l0e3ri
34 replies 22 retweets 42 likes
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)5. another republican fear weenie who thinks he's an "alpha male"
republican fear weenies are demonstrably lame & dangerous. Here The Gorkster resorts to making a pathetic claim to fellow traveler republican chickenhawk sean hannity that the (tee hee) "alpha males are back"
Drahthaardogs
(6,843 posts)7. He is evil, brilliant, and educated.
He is scary
muriel_volestrangler
(101,361 posts)8. He tried to board a plane, armed with a handgun, last year
Once he had been appointed to the White House, a judge let him off, on the grounds that he'd managed to not get caught breaking other laws since then:
A judge has dismissed a misdemeanor charge a senior White House aide was facing for bringing a handgun to a security checkpoint at Reagan National Airport a year ago.
Sebastian Gorka, a former Breitbart national security editor who now is a deputy assistant to the president, did not appear at the brief court proceeding Friday morning in Arlington County Circuit Court.
Gorkas attorney, Christopher Oprison, and a prosecutor appeared before Circuit Court Judge William Newman, who dismissed the case under an arrangement that left Gorka with no conviction after he stayed out of trouble with the law for six months.
...
Transportation Security Administration screeners found the gun in Gorkas carry-on bag when he was preparing to board a flight at National bound for Florida in January 2016. Oprison said Gorka simply forgot it was there.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/sebastian-gorka-charge-dismissed-234603
Sebastian Gorka, a former Breitbart national security editor who now is a deputy assistant to the president, did not appear at the brief court proceeding Friday morning in Arlington County Circuit Court.
Gorkas attorney, Christopher Oprison, and a prosecutor appeared before Circuit Court Judge William Newman, who dismissed the case under an arrangement that left Gorka with no conviction after he stayed out of trouble with the law for six months.
...
Transportation Security Administration screeners found the gun in Gorkas carry-on bag when he was preparing to board a flight at National bound for Florida in January 2016. Oprison said Gorka simply forgot it was there.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/sebastian-gorka-charge-dismissed-234603
Bet you didn't know there was an arrangement where you can be let off a crime, just by not committing any more for a bit, did you? Maybe it involves knowing "the right people" too ...
riversedge
(70,299 posts)9. Learn something new every day!!
dalton99a
(81,570 posts)10. Another evil sick fuck.
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)11. He's an absolute total scumbag..he'd drive you to a concentration camp smiling all the way.
This guy is the ultimate Baghdad Bob......
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)12. as for his wife, she is evil too
They lived in Hungary for 12 years, would not be surprised if they are russian moles, the country is a hotbed of far right loons and russian influence peddlers.....not surprised he is not far away from Trump...
All roads lead to Putin.
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)13. even in Hungary, he is known as a charlatan.
sarah FAILIN
(2,857 posts)14. I'd like to know how long he's been here.
I heard 10 years... not long enough to have a seat at the table.
Also heard he was falsely claiming to have been an expert witness
Wounded Bear
(58,706 posts)15. Separated at birth?