'We are finished!' Enraged Trump aide hurls personal attacks at BBC journalist
Sebastian Gorka speaks on the 2nd day of CPAC Washington, DC conference at Gaylord National Harbor Resort Convention on March 3, 2023
May 13, 2025
Senior Trump aide Sebastian Gorkathrew a fit when asked by a BBC reporter about the president accepting a massively expensive gift from the Qatari royal family, according to a report in HuffPost.
Gorka, who serves as President Donald Trump’s senior director for counterterrorism, appeared on Radio 4′s World At One program.
Host Sarah Montague asked, “The Qataris are giving a jet worth $400 million. The U.S. Constitution has provisions that no elected official should accept any present from the leader of a foreign state without congressional approval. Is there a problem with this, because it doesn’t look like it’s draining the swamp?”
Rather than answer the question, a clearly irritated Gorka attacked the journalist.
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“Do you ever have pangs of conscience that you are so utterly and completely biased that all you can do is give in to your Trump derangement syndrome?" Gorka said. “Have you ever once said anything positive about President Trump or not knelt at the altar of left-wing ideology?”
Montague tried again, asking, "Is there a response to the question?”
Gorka shot back, "Is there a response to my question?”
Montague quickly corrected him, telling Gorka that "she was the one asking the questions," according to HuffPost.
“You know what, I like it when a head of state saves the taxpayer $400 million," Gorka finally replied. “I like that, OK, especially when Boeing has failed to deliver the new Air Force One for years on end, is behind schedule, and afterwards the plane is donated to the presidential library."
He added, "Weird how BBC doesn’t know that. That’s because you’re not journalists.”
Earlier in the interview, Gorka threatened to walk out when confronted about aid to starving children in Gaza.
"I will terminate this interview, Okay?" Gorka claimed. "If you persist in talking about fake news about starvation in Gaza, we are done — we are finished."