--- description: Sebastian Gorka, an ally of ousted White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon, also faces possible removal from his post. title: One of Steve Bannon's Closest Allies Could Be Next to Leave the White House image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt32dee493228204de/6988da5b196cf4aa51041895/sebastian-gorka-steve-bannon-white-house.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [White House](/tag/white-house/) ## White House Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # One of Steve Bannon's Closest Allies Could Be Next to Leave the White House by [Margaret Talev and Justin Sink / Bloomberg](/author/bloomberg/) ## Margaret Talev and Justin Sink / Bloomberg Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 18, 2017 7:46 PM CUT  Sebastian Gorka, member of the national security advisory staff of the United States, was present for he Medal of Honor ceremony for former Specialist Five James C. McCloughan, U.S. Army in the East Room of the White House, on July 31, 2017. Sebastian Gorka, member of the national security advisory staff of the United States, was present for he Medal of Honor ceremony for former Specialist Five James C. McCloughan, U.S. Army in the East Room of the White House, on July 31, 2017.Cheriss May—NurPhoto/ Getty Images by [Margaret Talev and Justin Sink / Bloomberg](/author/bloomberg/) ## Margaret Talev and Justin Sink / Bloomberg Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 18, 2017 7:46 PM CUT Sebastian Gorka, an ally of ousted White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon, also faces possible removal from his post as a counterterrorism aide to President Donald Trump, two people with knowledge of the situation said Friday. Gorka, who previously worked with Bannon at Breitbart News, has appeared regularly on Fox News to speak on the Trump administration’s behalf. Earlier in the year, he drew sharp criticism from Democratic lawmakers after reports he had links to a far-right group in Hungary alleged to be antisemitic. Gorka has dismissed those accusations as groundless and called Trump’s White House one of the “most pro-Israeli administrations in U.S. history.” Gorka didn’t respond to a request for comment. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4907339/sebastian-gorka-white-house-job-steve-bannon/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4907339/sebastian-gorka-white-house-job-steve-bannon/"},"headline":"One of Steve Bannon's Closest Allies Could Be Next to Leave the White House","datePublished":"2017-08-18T19:46:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T17:04:21.251Z","description":"He also worked with Bannon at Breitbart news","url":"https://time.com/4907339/sebastian-gorka-white-house-job-steve-bannon/","keywords":["White House","Bloomberg","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt32dee493228204de/6988da5b196cf4aa51041895/sebastian-gorka-steve-bannon-white-house.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Margaret Talev and Justin Sink / Bloomberg"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt32dee493228204de/6988da5b196cf4aa51041895/sebastian-gorka-steve-bannon-white-house.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to former Specialist Five James C. McCloughan","caption":"President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to former Specialist Five James C. McCloughan","creditText":"Cheriss May—NurPhoto/ Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/white-house/","name":"White House"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4907339/sebastian-gorka-white-house-job-steve-bannon/","name":"One of Steve Bannon's Closest Allies Could Be Next to Leave the White House"}}]}] ```