“Other than as a talking head on TV, Gorka was fairly inconsequential,” one administration official involved in the national security policymaking said of the news. The official spoke anonymously because he was not authorized to speak publicly…

The ex-senior official told The Daily Beast: “Mr. Gorka supplied more ideology than sound analysis in making his judgments in terms of helping shape a counterterrorism strategy for the Trump administration. His role in the White House was ill-defined but was known to interfere with the role of the departments and agencies. From all indications, his departure would suggest that chief of Staff John Kelly continues to bring a semblance of discipline within the White House staff.”