Sebastian Gorka, a controversial White House adviser who works on national security issues, is reportedly leaving his role in the White House, according to multiple reports.
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One of Trump's most controversial advisers is reportedly out of the White House
Gorka will leave soon for a new role dealing "with the 'war of ideas' involved in countering radical Islamic extremism."
President Donald Trump and Sebastian Gorka.
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Gorka found himself under fire in March when the Forward published a story alleging that Gorka is a sworn member of a Hungarian far-right group known as Vitézi Rend, which is listed by the State Department as having been "under the direction of the Nazi Government of Germany" during World War II.
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Gorka was an editor at the far-right website Breitbart before joining the White House and is reportedly close with White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, the former head of the news organization.
Pamela Engel and Sonam Sheth contributed reporting to this story.
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