In less than 12 hours Tuesday, three news stories featuring anonymous Republican senators undermining President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence appeared across D.C. newspapers. The pieces are part of a whisper campaign, not by Democrats but by Republican senators keen on blocking Tulsi Gabbard from the post.
But what threat does the former Democratic congresswoman pose in a role that is largely charged with coordinating intelligence? When the goal is total consensus, independent thinking is enough to attack your own president’s nominee.
An independent voice in the room is crucial, even if she’s not always correct.
Jewish Insider was first in the press salvo, publishing Tuesday morning that “DNI nominee Tulsi Gabbard faces rocky road to confirmation.”