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Tulsi Gabbard Defends Donald Trump
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“DNI Tulsi Gabbard: On Iran, Trump Favors Diplomacy, Not Neocon Rush to War,” Tim Hains reported for Real Clear Politics on May 6, 2025.
“We see the same reflected here at times again when we have people who are working within the intelligence community who perhaps in some cases have become too detached from the impact of their work on those who are making life-and-death decisions for our country, and the potential to either go to war or to prevent war, as President Trump is trying to do on many fronts,” Director of National Security Gabbard told news host Megyn Kelly. “And you have those who are co-opted by the military-industrial complex, abusing their position to feed or manipulate intelligence, as we saw with the Iraq War, to start a new war. This intelligence community, the work that gets done in places like this every single day, has that power to be the fodder, the fuel, the seed that can lead to yet another unnecessary war.”
“But it’s recognizing, again, yes, we have the capability to defend our safety, security, and freedom anywhere, anytime,” Gabbard added. “But it takes a strong leader and a strong President to choose peace and diplomacy, recognizing that war and the use of our military, because of the…