Trump’s War on ISIS Is Failing, No Matter How Gorka Spins It ^40.1%

The Intercept - By Nick Turse - 5/27/2026, 10:00 AM

Negativity Bias 30.6% - Biased Writer Voice 22.8% - Appeal to Authority 14.3%

White House counterterrorism czar Sebastian Gorka was on a mission. He wanted someone dead, and he knew who could make it happen. It was eight days after Donald Trump took office for a second time, and Gorka, the senior counterterrorism director on President Trump’s National Security Council, walked into the Oval Office accompanied by a... more