President Donald Trump arranged for far-right activist Laura Loomer to join him in the Oval Office this week for an extraordinary meeting that preceded a shake-up of his national security leadership,

White House staffers, it seems, had better hope that they stay in Laura Loomer’s good graces. This week, Loomer—a far-right provocateur who has described herself as “pro–white nationalism” and Islam as a “cancer on humanity”—met with Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

The Atlantic’s reports, which included screenshots of the Signal chat, show that a person with the user name "Michael Waltz" added Goldberg to the group chat. A National Security Council spokesperson told The Atlantic that what Goldberg was sent "appears to be an authentic message chain."

WASHINGTON—When Elon Musk visited the National Security Agency last month, current and former senior officials feared he was planning mass layoffs at its sprawling Maryland headquarters. Musk, who leads the Department of Government Efficiency,

Loomer got Trump to withdraw Hunter Biden’s Secret Service protection after getting photos of him with his family. And she didn’t waste any time after being allowed back into the Oval Office, persuading the president to fire six National Security Council officials after presenting him with a list of people she said were disloyal.

The White House has fired multiple administration officials, including at least four National Security Council staffers, three sources familiar with the move told CNN.

The Trump administration’s purge of national security officials this week has thrown a spotlight on the president’s ties to far-right activist Laura Loomer and raised questions about the direction of White House strategy as it seeks to end Russia’s war on Ukraine,

President Trump has always solicited information from dubious sources. But now, in his second term, he has fewer people around him who try to keep those voices away.