A dramatic shake-up has rocked President Donald Trump’s National Security Council, with multiple senior officials abruptly fired just one day after far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer made a high-profile visit to the Oval Office, Axios reports.

The surprise purge, described by one U.S. official as a “bloodbath,” has cast a fresh spotlight on internal divisions within Trump’s second-term orbit and raised alarms over the growing influence of fringe voices in shaping national security policy.

According to two sources familiar with the situation, several NSC members—including senior directors—were dismissed in rapid succession on Thursday. While Axios didn’t confirm a direct link between the firings and Loomer’s visit, one insider noted the move was being internally labeled as an “anti-neocon maneuver.”

Loomer, a far-right provocateur known for pushing baseless conspiracy theories and allying with white supremacists, reportedly stormed into the White House on Wednesday armed with what she claimed was “evidence” of neoconservative infiltration within the Trump administration. According to a U.S. official, Loomer “was furious” that “neocons” had “slipped through” the administration’s vetting process and personally lobbied Trump to act.

“She went to the White House yesterday and presented them with her research,” the official said.

While officials have not confirmed a direct cause-and-effect relationship between Loomer’s visit and the subsequent firings, one source said the timing “speaks for itself.”

Axios did not confirm which officials had been fired, but other reports say that the firings include Brian Walsh, a director for intelligence and a former top staffer for now-Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the Senate Intelligence Committee; Thomas Boodry, a senior director for legislative affairs who previously served as Waltz’s legislative director in Congress; and David Feith, a senior director overseeing technology and national security who served in the State Department during Trump’s first administration.

The internal shake-up has added fuel to ongoing controversies swirling around the council. Among them: allegations that national security adviser Michael Waltz and staff used encrypted messaging app Signal and private email accounts to discuss numerous sensitive matters—a breach critics have dubbed “Signalgate.”

Trump reportedly considered firing Waltz during the height of the scandal but ultimately decided against it, fearing it would hand a victory to his critics, according to reports.

The firings may mark the latest salvo in a broader ideological battle within Trump’s circle, pitting traditional Republican national security hawks against populist hardliners and online influencers now seizing the ear of the president.

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