Given her dreadful record, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard never should’ve been nominated in the first place. Given how poorly her confirmation process went, Gabbard never should’ve been approved by Senate Republicans.
But as the first anniversary of Gabbard’s confirmation approaches, it’s worth pausing to appreciate what an embarrassment her tenure as DNI has been. Indeed, following months of controversies and missteps, the Hawaiian found herself left out of important strategy sessions and briefings, apparently having fallen out of favor with Donald Trump.
As 2026 got underway, amid multiple international crises, Gabbard was on the outside looking in. Some White House aides reportedly joked that the acronym of her title, DNI, stood for “Do Not Invite.”
Last week, Gabbard’s troubles intensified after she needlessly participated in an FBI raid on an Atlanta-area elections office, despite the fact that the DNI is prohibited by law from taking part in domestic law enforcement. This week, her standing went from bad to worse when this report in The Wall Street Journal reached the public:
A U.S. intelligence official has alleged wrongdoing by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in a whistleblower complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the matter.
The filing of the complaint has prompted a continuing, behind-the-scenes struggle...
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