Tulsi Gabbard says Trump defines imminent threats

Tulsi Gabbard basically told senators that only Trump gets to decide what counts as a threat, torching the entire concept of independent intelligence analysis in one Senate hearing.

Gabbard punts threat assessment to Trump

• Tulsi Gabbard said determining threats isn't her job.
• Jon Ossoff pushed back hard, calling that absurd.
• Joe Kent's resignation letter triggered the whole confrontation.
• Kent wrote that Iran posed no imminent danger whatsoever.

Gabbard's testimony contradicted her own paperwork

• Her written statement called Iran's nuclear program obliterated.
• Oral testimony admitted Iran had been trying to rebuild.
• Mark Warner accused her of omitting Trump-contradicting details.
• She blamed the discrepancy on running long during the remarks.

Ratcliffe played it way smoother

• John Ratcliffe called Iran a constant, immediate threat.
• He pinned Iran's strength on the prior administrations' policies.
• Ratcliffe dodged controversy while still backing the president.
• His congressional hearing skills outpaced Gabbard's by miles.

Annual threat report got a political makeover

• Climate change and public health references were stripped entirely.
• Border security jumped to the top-priority slot this year.
• Russia and China threats remained but got deprioritized.
• Intelligence officials refused to detail pre-war briefings to Trump.