The firing of National Security Agency chief, Gen. Timothy Haugh and his deputy, Wendy Noble, has gone largely unnoticed amid the chaos over tariffs, even though it sets a dangerous precedent.

The dismissals occurred after a White House meeting between the president and his staunch supporter, Laura Loomer, and appear to have been done at her request.

“NSA Director Tim Haugh and his deputy Wendy Noble have been disloyal to President Trump,” Loomer posted on X. "That is why they have been fired.”

The allegiance of military officers is to the country, not the president. As Trump has made abundantly clear, however, he values loyalty to him above all else.

 “We’re always going to let go of people — people we don’t like. … or people that may have loyalties to someone else,” the president said in reference to the dismissals.

Haugh’s firing follows the dismissal of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman CQ Brown, Jr., allegedly for supporting DEI in the military. Trump also removed two female admirals, Chief of Naval Operations Lisa Franchetti and Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan. He also fired the top judge advocate generals of the Army, Navy and Air Force.

As commander-in-chief, the president does have the authority to replace generals and admirals, but this usually occurs during wartime as a result of command failures or disagreements over strategy.

Adm. Husband Kimmel and Gen. Walter Short were relieved of their commands and formally admonished........

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