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Dr. Sebastian Gorka

Staff Writer

AMAC Staff Writing since 2023

Articles published

Years with AMAC

Topics covered

Nov 13, 2024

Background

Sebastian Gorka Ph.D. is the host of SALEM Radio’s AMERICA First and The Gorka Reality Check on NEWSMAX TV. A former Strategist to President Donald Trump, he is a member of the National Security Education Board of the Pentagon. His latest book is The War for America’s Soul. Follow him on his SubStack page and website. He is a regular contributor for the Association for Mature American Citizens (AMAC).

Credentials

Areas of expertise

CounterterrorismNational security

Credentials

Host of 'America First with Sebastian Gorka' on Salem Radio Network (since 2019)
Former Deputy Assistant to the President and White House Strategist (January–August 2017)
Former Major General Matthew C. Horner Distinguished Chair of Military Theory, Marine Corps University
Author of Defeating Jihad: The Winnable War (2016), Why We Fight (2018), and The War for America's Soul (2019)
Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism, National Security Council (2025–)

Education

Ph.D. (political violence and terrorism studies) — Corvinus University of Budapest (2007)

Editorial standards

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Reporting

57 articles

Politics

A Cabinet like No Other

Trump’s America First team shakes the establishment. Patriots are ready—let’s roll!

Nov 13, 2024

The Magic Power of a Red Hat

Nov 5, 2024

Politics

Obama’s Generals and the Coup Against President Trump

Oct 28, 2024

National Security

October 7th and World War III

Reflecting on Israel's tragic October 7th attack, this article examines the motives, ongoing hostage crisis, and the geopolitical tensions with Iran and U.S. involvement.

Oct 7, 2024

Elections

So Who Won Yesterday?

Do political debates still matter? With only a few memorable moments in decades, their real impact on voters is questioned.

Oct 2, 2024

Politics

Who’s Responsible for the Second Assassination Plot?

The President of the United States, the 45th President, the current leader of the opposition - was involved in a second attempt to take his life this weekend.

Sep 17, 2024

Politics

When We Had a Leader in The White House

My job was to inform Gen. McMaster that the Commander-in-Chief would be speaking bluntly about the threat of radical Islam. When he heard this, the serving General, strangely erupted over the use of that term using a string of expletives.

Sep 10, 2024