Surprised (not pleasantly) to see him back, especially after the way he exited the Trump admin last time. Not surprised to see how anti-Russian he is given his Hungarian heritage. His father was given an award for his resistance to the Russians in Hungary, which Gorka has proudly displayed (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Gorka).
Regardless, I am getting really tired of all the China-hawks, Russia-hawks, and Iran-hawks being nominated by Trump. Trump projecting aggression as a negotiating tactic (a la Bolton) is one thing but this almost universal NeoCon bent in the appointees is way beyond overkill (no pun intended) for that purpose. Doesn't give me a good feeling about where we are headed.
Michael Tracey @mtracey
Trump named Sebastian Gorka as a Senior Director for national security policy. Here's a discussion we had on X Spaces, with a special appearance from
@aaronjmate
- Gorka calls Putin a "KGB killer" with whom no negotiated settlement can be reached to resolve the war Ukraine. "There isn't an off-ramp!" he shouts
- He says Ukraine will fight not just to the last man, but to the last 12 year old -- "They will fight to the last child"
- He says the Ukraine war "has nothing to do with NATO aggression"
- He salivates about how Trump killed hundreds of Russians in Syria and "little Vladdy Poo" didn't do anything, because he "shat his pants'
12:53 PM · Nov 23, 2024
Surprised (not pleasantly) to see him back, especially after the way he exited the Trump admin last time. Not surprised to see how anti-Russian he is given his Hungarian heritage. His father was given an award for his resistance to the Russians in Hungary, which Gorka has proudly displayed (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Gorka).
Regardless, I am getting really tired of all the China-hawks, Russia-hawks, and Iran-hawks being nominated by Trump. Trump projecting aggression as a negotiating tactic (a la Bolton) is one thing but this almost universal NeoCon bent in the appointees is way beyond overkill (no pun intended) for that purpose. Doesn't give me a good feeling about where we are headed.
https://reason.com/2024/11/11/the-classic-neocons-are-out-but-they-might-still-get-what-they-want/