"I would not call him an expert on terrorism," said Stephen Sloan, a retired professor of political science who spent much of his career at the University of Oklahoma. After Bannon's ouster Friday, two sources close to the White House told CNN that Gorka was being eyed for dismissal. Terrorism experts, however, told CNN that Gorka's experience in their field is limited. Gorka's PhD dissertation called "inept"Daniel Nexon, an associate professor at Georgetown University who has criticized Trump, recently reviewed Gorka's 2007 PhD dissertation, which focused on post-Cold War terrorism, and described it as "inept." But when it comes to Gorka's main field of study -- terrorism and insurgency -- Sloan says Gorka is solid.

Source: CNN August 19, 2017 01:18 UTC