Angry Trump adviser blames 'fake news,' abruptly leaves university panel after only five questions

Sebastian Gorka

Sebastian Gorka is Donald Trump’s troubled counterterrorism adviser. From the first day on the job, he’s been ridiculed as a ”fake counterterrorism expert,” condemned for his long history of spouting anti-Muslim views, especially during his stint at Breitbart News, and he has been accused of taking a loyalty oath and being a lifelong member of a far-right Hungarian Nazi-allied organization. He’s so disliked within the national security and intelligence community, he’s openly mocked.

Now Gorka, ever the tough guy, is being ridiculed for walking out of a panel at Georgetown University after a handful of questions he didn’t like. From The Hill:

White House national security staffer Sebastian Gorka faced off with student critics he described as “victims of fake news” at a Georgetown University panel on Monday, eventually walking out of the event in the middle of the question-and-answer period.

Gorka, a deputy assistant to President Trump, blamed “fake news”  — the topic of the panel — for a series of stories alleging connections between him and far-right or anti-Semitic Hungarian political organizations.

According to NBC News, Gorka may have bristled and claimed the association was “fake news,” but he did not deny or disavow his connections to the far-right group:

Another student asked if Gorka would disavow Vitezi Rend. A university researcher who attended the panel, Mobashra Tazamal, told NBC News that he didn’t, and during his statement, Gorka said the organization had a single purpose: battling communism.

After only five questions, Gorka stood up and walked out.

“We’re wondering how a bunch of 20-year-olds with signs and facts scared away the president’s counterterrorism advisor,” Meshnick said. “Why was that so intimidating to him?”

Here’s his answer about his association with Vitezi Rend. He defends it as a way to honor his parents, but he most certainly does not disavow the organization, nor does he deny he’s a member.

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(((Sarah Clements))) @sfclem

Gorka at Georgetown took it upon himself to address student protestors. Note tone and the way he twists his affiliation with Order of Vitéz.

12:38 AM – 25 Apr 2017 · Manhattan, NY

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Here is the moment he walked out:

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(((Sarah Clements))) @sfclem

Gorka “answers” his final question, abruptly leaves Georgetown event. 

Not once did fellow panelists engage him, before or after he left.

6:26 AM – 25 Apr 2017 · Manhattan, NY

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In the videos below, it seems clear students did their homework on Gorka before the panel. One asked about his anti-Muslim views. Gorka said the student was “slinging accusations” and had probably never read anything he’d written. The student responded that he’d read 20 articles written by Gorka the night before the panel. 

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Mobashra @mobbiemobes

Video footage of #Gorka at @Georgetown today. @washingtonpost @jdforward @ForeignPolicy @politico@nytimes @BuzzFeed @roeyhadar (Part 1)

3:58 PM – 24 Apr 2017

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Mobashra @mobbiemobes

Video footage of #Gorka at @Georgetown today. @washingtonpost @jdforward @ForeignPolicy @politico @nytimes@BuzzFeed @roeyhadar (Part 1) pic.twitter.com/NKBKHXGhbh

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.@Georgetown @washingtonpost @jdforward @ForeignPolicy@politico @nytimes @BuzzFeed @roeyhadar Part 2 pic.twitter.com/hoLZOFXWWc

4:03 PM – 24 Apr 2017

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