Sebastian Gorka

[[File:Sebastian Gorka by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|right|165px|Sebby G: goatee supremacist]]
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{{cquote|[[Democratic Party|They]] want to take away your [[fast food|hamburgers]]! ''This'' is what [[Stalin]] dreamt about but never achieved.|||Seb Gorka on [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez|AOC]]'s 
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 evil, anti-American, [[red baiting|communist agenda]]<ref>[http://washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/03/01/latest-right-wing-attack-democrats-they-want-take-away-your-hamburgers/ The latest right-wing attack on Democrats: ‘They want to take away your hamburgers’] ''[[The Washington Post]]''.</ref>}}


'''Sebastian Lukács Gorka''' (born Sebestyén Lucas Gorka) {{lived|1970}} is a [[British]]-[[Hungarian]] [[Islamophobe]], a [[Steve Bannon]] protégé, a member of a reconstituted [[Nazi]] party,<ref name="forward-vitezirend"/> wannabe-editor of Goatee Aficionado Magazine and an all-around huge douchebag. Naturally, all these attributes qualified him for a spot in the [[Donald Trump]] administration, and he advised the Trump White House from the inauguration until late August 2017, after which point he became a [[Fox News]] pundit, because of course he did. He conveniently uses the [[Islamist]] [[terrorism]] issue as a vehicle to channel his malicious contempt for all things [[Arab]]-related and Islam-related, despite that he has never been to the Middle East and does not even speak a word of Arabic.<ref>[http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/03/17/dr-sebastian-gorka-may-be-a-far-right-nativist-but-for-sure-hes-a-terrible-scholar-trump-radical-islam/ Sebastian Gorka May Be a Far-Right Nativist, but for Sure He’s a Terrible Scholar]</ref>

He has a doctorate in applied political science from Corvinus University in Hungary.<ref>[http://phd.lib.uni-corvinus.hu/314/2/gorka_sebestyen_ten.pdf Content and End-State-based Alteration in the Practice of Political Violence since the End of the Cold War: The difference between the terrorism of the Cold War and the terrorism of al Qaeda: the rise of the "transcendental terrorist"] by Sebestyén L. v. Gorka (2007) Corvinus University.</ref> Gorka likes to trot out his [[Credentialism|credentials]] and insist that people call him "Dr.", but his Ph.D. advisor, Stephen Sloan, stated, "I would not call him an expert in terrorism." and that "his level of expertise does not match the level where he stands in the White House."<ref name=devine>[http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/18/politics/gorka-credentials/index.html Sebastian Gorka's PhD adviser: "I would not call him an expert in terrorism"] by Curt Devine et al. (Updated 9:18 PM ET, Fri August 18, 2017) ''CNN''.</ref> Several other academics have also criticized both the poor quality of Gorka's doctorate and Gorka's lack of expertise.<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/1.785733 Stop Calling Him 'Dr.': The Academic Fraud of Sebastian Gorka, Trump's Terrorism 'Expert': The only formally qualified examiner for Gorka’s Ph.D. on a panel packed with personal friends was an extreme right-wing Hungarian MEP who recently advocated putting pigs heads on a fence on the Hungarian border to keep out Muslims] by Andrew Reynolds (Apr 27, 2017 12:34 PM) ''Haaretz''.</ref><ref name=devine/><ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/sebastian-gorka-white-house-terrorism-adviser-angry-call-559805 Exclusive: Listen to Controversial White House Terrorism Adviser Sebastian Gorka’s Angry Call to a Critic] by Jeff Stein (2/23/17 at 5:16 AM) ''Newsweek''.</ref>

Gorka is a noted [[gun nut]].<ref name=sherman>[https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/paq8g9/former-trump-aide-sebastian-gorka-has-an-arrest-warrant-in-hungary Sebastian Gorka was a wanted man the entire time he worked in White House, report says] by Carter Sherman (Jan 18, 2018) ''Vice News''.</ref><ref>[http://www.recoilweb.com/zeroed-sebastian-gorka-131578.html Zeroed In: Sebastian Gorka. Former Presidential Advisor Sebastian Gorka Talks Politics, the Media, and 7.62×39] by Rob Curtis (2017) ''Recoil'' Issue 34.</ref> In February 2016, Gorka attempted to bring a 9mm pistol on board an airplane at Reagan National Airport; for this, he was charged for a misdemeanor.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/tripping/wp/2017/01/27/trump-aide-was-among-record-numbers-taking-a-gun-through-tsa-checkpoint-last-year/ Trump aide was among record numbers taking a gun through TSA checkpoint last year, police say] by Fredrick Kunkle (January 27, 2017) ''The Washington Post''.</ref> The charge was dismissed by a judge in February 2017 because Gorka "stayed out of trouble" for 6 months.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/sebastian-gorka-charge-dismissed-234603 Judge dismisses weapons charge against White House aide] by Josh Gerstein (02/03/2017 10:12 AM EST) ''Politico''.</ref> In January 2018, it was reported that there was a Hungarian police arrest warrant that was issued for Gorka on September 17, 2016 and was in effect through January 2018; the warrant was for "firearm or ammunition abuse", which may have occurred in 2009.<ref name=sherman/><ref>[https://www.buzzfeed.com/hayesbrown/hungarian-warrant-for-sebastian-gorka Hungarian Police Have A Warrant Out For Former Trump Adviser Sebastian Gorka: Gorka's warrant on gun charges was in effect the entire time he was in the White House.] by Hayes Brown ( Originally posted on January 18, 2018, at 7:49 a.m.; Updated on January 18, 2018, at 9:31 a.m.) ''BuzzFeed News''.</ref><ref>[https://444.hu/2018/01/18/szijjarto-ugy-talalkozott-gorka-sebestyennel-washingtonban-hogy-a-ferfit-itthon-elfogatoparancs-alapjan-korozik Szijjártó úgy találkozott Gorka Sebestyénnel Washingtonban, hogy a férfit itthon elfogatóparancs alapján körözik] by Herczeg Márk (January 18, 2018) ''444'' (Hungary).</ref> By February 2018, the arrest warrant was removed without explanation.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/02/12/former-white-house-aide-gorka-no-longer-wanted-for-arrest-by-hungarian-police-mystery-lingers/ Sebastian Gorka no longer listed as wanted by Hungarian police] by Rick Noack (February 12, 2018) ''The Washington Post''.</ref>

Gorka is a member of {{wpl|Vitézi Rend||,}} a reconstituted Hungarian [[Nazi]] organization that retains its [[nationalist]] and [[racist]] principles.<ref name="forward-vitezirend">[http://forward.com/news/national/366181/exclusive-nazi-allied-group-claims-top-trump-aide-sebastian-gorka-as-sworn/ Nazi-Allied Group Claims Top Trump Aide Sebastian Gorka As Sworn Member] by Lili Bayer & Larry Cohler-Esses (March 16, 2017) ''Forward''.</ref><ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/sebastian-gorka-made-nazi-linked-vitezi-rend-proud-wearing-its-n742851 Sebastian Gorka Made Nazi-Linked Vitezi Rend 'Proud' by Wearing Its Medal] by Alexander Smith and Vladimir Banic (Apr 8 2017, 9:40 am ET) ''NBC News''.</ref> Several [[US]] Congressional representatives have questioned whether Gorka illegally received US citizenship, based on his membership in a proscribed Nazi organization, Vitézi Rend.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/03/17/democratic-senators-call-investigation-into-trump-aide-sebastian-gorka/99320230/ Democratic senators call for investigation into Trump aide Sebastian Gorka] by Jessica Estepa (Published 5:09 p.m. ET March 17, 2017 | Updated 5:15 p.m. ET March 17, 2017) ''USA Today''.</ref><ref>[http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/324404-dem-rep-asks-white-house-for-sebastian-gorkas-immigration Dem rep asks White House for Sebastian Gorka's immigration papers] by Max Greenwood (03/16/17 07:19 PM EDT) ''The Hill''.</ref>

Gorka left the White House in August 2017 and ([[Wingnut welfare|of course]]) became a contributor for [[Fox News]]. In March 2019 he departed Fox News to ([[Wingnut_welfare|of course]]) become a syndicated talk radio show host on [[Right-wing_media_groups|Sinclair Broadcasting]].<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/media/432450-gorka-fox-part-ways</ref> Gorka's American-born wife, Katharine Gorka, remained in the Trump administration until August 2019 (as an adviser to the Secretary of Homeland Security 2017-2019; then from June to August 2019, she served as the press secretary for U.S. Customs and Border Protection [https://www.heritage.org/staff/katharine-cornell-gorka]). According to Eric Rosand, a former senior State Department official responsible for programs on Countering Violent Extremism, Katharine Gorka "played a significant role in denying CVE grant funding to groups that work to de-radicalize [[neo-Nazis]] and other [[far right]] extremists and Muslim-American groups that work to build resilience against violent extremism, but without the involvement of the police."<ref>[https://www.buzzfeed.com/johnhudson/the-gorka-that-matters-isnt-leaving-the-trump-administration The Gorka That Matters Isn’t Leaving The Trump Administration: Sebastian Gorka is out at the White House, but his wife, Katharine, remains a force in government, wielding more power than her husband ever did.] by John Hudson (August 29, 2017, at 12:41 p.m.) ''BuzzFeed News''.</ref>

In November 2019, Gorka's [[YouTube]] channel was taken down after continuing to use Imagine Dragons' song "Radioactive" as his theme music, despite the protests of the band.<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/youtube-bans-sebastian-gorka-because-he-wont-stop-playing-imagine-dragons YouTube Bans Gorka Because He Won’t Stop Playing Imagine Dragons], The Daily Beast, Nov. 04, 2019</ref> Eventually he agreed to stop using music on his show. He was banned for good in April 2021, after repeatedly violating Youtube's "presidential election integrity policy" by spreading baseless conspiracy theories about the [[2020 U.S. presidential election]] being flawed or corrupt.<ref>[https://www.salon.com/2021/04/13/former-trump-official-sebastian-gorka-banned-from-youtube-over-election-conspiracy-theories/ Former Trump official Sebastian Gorka banned from YouTube over election conspiracy theories], Salon, April 13, 2021</ref>

==Siding with the coup attempt==
During the [[2021 U.S. Capitol riot]], Gorka's Twitter timeline essentially showed him cheering on the rioters (chronologically):<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210106235016/https://twitter.com/SebGorka Sebastian Gorka] ''Twitter'' (archived from January 6, 2021).</ref>
#"American Patriots have had enough. They have taken Capitol Hill. #StopTheSteal" (11:43)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210107023958/https://twitter.com/SebGorka/status/1346905211516964864 American Patriots have had enough. They have taken Capitol Hill. #StopTheSteal] by Sebastian Gorka (11:43 - 6 Jan. 2021) ''Twitter'' (archived from January 7, 2021).</ref>
#…[[Mike Pence|Pence]] punts. Violence on #CapitolHill …" (11:48)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210106194856/https://twitter.com/SebGorka/status/1346906501655490562 President @realDonaldTrump addresses huge #SaveAmerica rally. @VP Pence punts. Violence on #CapitolHill Today's special guests: Joe DiGenova, @VicToensing, @realMikeLindell, and @JenniferHorn] by Sebastian Gorka (11:48 - 6. Jan. 2021) ''Twitter'' (archived from January 6, 2021).</ref>
#"BREAKING: #SaveAmericaRally protesters have stormed the #Capitol" (11:51)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210106195206/https://twitter.com/SebGorka/status/1346907254805692417 BREAKING: #SaveAmericaRally protesters have stormed the #Capitol.] by Sebastian Gorka (11:51 - 6. Jan. 2021) ''Twitter'' (archived from January 6, 2021).</ref>
#"We are Myriad." (11:56)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210106195654/https://twitter.com/SebGorka/status/1346908464149237760 We are Myriad.] by Sebastian Gorka (11:56 - 6. Jan. 2021) ''Twitter'' (archived from January 6, 2021).</ref>
Gorka's timeline also puts the lie to the [[2021 U.S. Capitol riot#Antifa|Antifa-did-it conspiracy theory]] raised by others.

==Trump 2.0==
In 2024, [[Donald Trump]] named Gorka to be the deputy assistant to the president and senior director for counterterrorism for the incoming administration.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/23/sebastian-gorka-trump-islam/ Gorka and his hard-right views on Islam head back to the White House: Sebastian Gorka has ruffled feathers among even reverent Trump loyalists and other Republicans, who have described him as underqualified.] by Alex Horton & John Hudson (November 23, 2024 at 3:45 p.m. EST) ''[[The Washington Post]]''.</ref> The choice was so repugnant that even [[John Bolton]], one of Trump's national security advisors in his first term, called him underqualified and a [[con man]].<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/22/politics/video/sebastian-gorka-counterterrorism-trump-bolton-src-digvid Bolton slams Gorka as new Trump counterterrorism pick] (November 25, 2024) ''CNN''.</ref> Michael Anton, who was a national security official in Trump's first term, withdrew as a candidate for deputy national security adviser after he learned he would have to work with Gorka.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/25/sebastian-gorka-michael-anton-trump Ex-official exits running for Trump team over Sebastian Gorka appointment: Michael Anton, national security official in first Trump term, reportedly removed name from contention over feud] by Robert Tait (25 Nov 2024 17.19 EST) ''The Guardian''.</ref> Retired general H. R. McMaster, another former national security adviser in Trump's first term, also said that Gorka was not "a good person to advise on national security."<ref>[https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5007387-hr-mcmaster-sebastian-gorka-national-security/ McMaster disagrees that Gorka is a ‘good person to advise on national security’] by Tara Suter (11/24/24 6:22 PM ET) ''The Hill''.</ref>

==External links==
*[https://www.sebgorka.com/ Official site]

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