WATCH: Sebastian Gorka Shuts Down Jake Tapper In Heated Interview: ‘No, Not Regardless’

The “fake news industrial complex” is stifling President Donald Trump’s progress in dismantling the federal government, Sebastian Gorka asserted on CNN Monday, where he admonished Jake Tapper for quoting a Washington Post story about cuts to USAID.

According to the Post, the obliteration of the U.S. Agency for International Development has “threatened programs intended to counter al-Shabab bombmakers, contain the spread of al-Qaeda across West Africa and secure Islamic State prisoners in the Middle East, according to U.S. officials and aid workers.” Asked by Tapper if he was concerned about the cuts, Gorka didn’t hesitate in firing back.

“Is that the same Washington Post that propagated the Russia, Russia collusion hoax for the past eight years?”

“Regardless of the Russia-” Tapper attempted to interject.

“No, not regardless,” replied the Trump advisor. “You’re quoting the Washington Post to me, which is as effective as quoting any other pillar of the fake news industrial complex. I really couldn’t care less what the Washington Post or the New York Times says, especially when it’s anonymous government officials.”

The Post report relied on four government officials who requested anonymity “because they feared government retaliation.”

“If it’s true, put your name to it. If it’s not, shut up,” Gorka finished.

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After serving in an assistant advisor role during the president’s first term, Gorka, a former conservative media personality, has returned with the title of deputy assistant to the president and senior director for counterterrorism.

In his time on Newsmax and similar platforms, Gorka has devoted hours to rebuking the Post, Times, and other legacy media outlets for perpetrating the false allegation that the Trump campaign coordinated with Russian agents to win the 2016 election. Articles published in March 2017 and February 2019 claimed an “American businessman” was the source of the Steele dossier containing false evidence of communication and coordination between Trump and Russia.

Editor’s notes were later added to both stories, walking back their reliance on businessman Sergei Millian, stating the Post believed him to be the original source of the document, according to the Daily BS.

In 2023, special counsel John Durham released the results of a three-year investigation exonerating President Trump of the baseless accusations. Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), one of the leading proponents for a congressional investigation into the matter, has conceded that no evidence of a direct connection has ever been made.

Going on, Gorka challenged Tapper — under his own cloud of controversy for false reporting — to consider how “infected” USAID had become with partisan political ideology, hence the need to clean house.

“As the senior director of counterterrorism, let me assure you, Jake Tapper, that nothing we have done in the last 53 days has undermined the counterterrorism capabilities of our allies or friends,” he said.