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politics23 days ago•32 min saved

Tulsi Gabbard's DNI tenure fuels critique of threat assessment under Trump

The Bulwark's Will Saletan argues that Tulsi Gabbard, appointed by Donald Trump as director of national intelligence, has shifted from evidence-based threat assessment to claiming only the president can declare imminent threats, contrasting her past cautions on North Korea and the Soleimani strike with a 2025 stance that aligned with Trump’s Iran-war narrative and her later public acquiescence to presidential decision-making, a move the piece frames as a step toward autocracy.

via The Bulwark|

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politics23 days ago•3 min saved

Gabbard: Only the president can declare Iran an 'imminent threat'

At a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, Tulsi Gabbard said only the president can determine what counts as an imminent threat, arguing that the intelligence community provides inputs rather than deciding threats; the exchange occurs amid U.S. action on Iran and broader debates sparked by Joe Kent’s resignation.

via Axios|

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politics1 month ago•32 min saved

White House Justifies Iran Strike With Trump’s 'Feeling'

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the decision to strike Iran was based on President Trump’s “feeling” that Iran would attack the U.S., a rationale critics say relies on vagueness after repeated questions about an imminent threat. The briefing also touched on a viral Rubio quote about Israeli pressure, underscoring the administration’s struggle to justify the war with clear, consistent reasoning.

via Yahoo|

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