National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard has reportedly been sidelined from key deliberations regarding whether the United States should actively join the war between Iran and Israel.
Quoting several senior administration officials, NBC News recalled that Gabbard was not invited to attend a meeting of top officials earlier this month at Camp David to discuss the matter.
In fact, Trump reportedly revealed to close aides that he has been considering dissolving the office ran by Gabbard, alleging that she does not add to his administration.
The idea stemmed from a brief video posted to social media by Gabbard earlier this month, in which the former Hawaii representative rattled off about how "political elite and warmongers" are "carelessly fomenting fear and tensions between nuclear powers," adding that the world is "on the brink of nuclear annihilation."
The video, which had not been approved by the White House, reportedly infuriated President Trump, who believed Gabbard was expressing disapproval of Israel's incoming attacks on Iran.
The president's frustration with Gabbard reportedly worsenedwhen, while aboard Air Force One, a reporter asked him about her statement that Iran was not attempting to build a nuclear weapon, which she delivered to Congress in March. "I don't care what she said," Trump replied. "I think they were very close to having a weapon."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has also been reportedly been excluded from high-level deliberations. "Nobody is talking to Hegseth," an official told The Washington Post.
Hegseth is out of the team is advising him: Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine.
These four officials, described by insiders as "Tier One," have taken the role as the president's primary military and intelligence counselors, the Washington Post added.
Although the Pentagon has claimed Hegseth remains closely involved, three current U.S. officials confirmed that key briefings and war planning are being led by Generals Kurilla and Caine, with no operational coordination involving Hegseth or his staff.
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