Former cyber chief: Trump admin rescinded West Point job over "manufactured outrage"

Driving the news: Easterly, a West Point graduate, made the comments in an essay published on LinkedIn on Thursday — noting that she is a "lifelong independent" who has served in combat under both Republican and Democratic administrations.

• Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll ordered West Point to revoke the offer to be the next Distinguished Chair in the Department of Social Studies.

What they're saying: "I've worked my entire career not as a partisan, but as a patriot — not in pursuit of power, but in service to the country I love and in loyalty to the Constitution I swore to protect and defend, against all enemies," Easterly wrote. "But this isn't about me. This is about something larger."

• "The U.S. military — including its academies — must remain an institution above politics, grounded in service to the Constitution," she added.
• "When outrage is weaponized and truth discarded, it tears at the fabric of unity and undermines the very ethos that draws brave young men and women to serve and sacrifice: Duty, Honor, Country."

• The Army did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The big picture: Easterly's employment is just the latest casualty as Loomer's influence grows within the Trump administration.

• Multiple National Security Council staffers, NSA officials and other agency leaders have either been fired or left government after Loomer expressed her concerns.

Reality check: In this case, Loomer pushed for Easterly's removal because of her alleged role in hiring "Biden's notorious disinformation czar Nina Jankowicz," who led the short-lived Disinformation Governance Board inside the Department of Homeland Security.

• However, CISA didn't run that board.