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White House Reportedly Fires National Security Staffer Over Pseudonymous Twitter Account

@natsecwonk riled the Obama Administration

Reason Staff | 10.23.2013 8:20 AM

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A White House national security staffer was reportedly fired over Twitter postings, including unflattering views about Obama administration policies and administration officials, made under an alias.

The Daily Beast reported Tuesday night that Jofi Joseph, a nonproliferation expert at the National Security Council, was fired last week.

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