Tulsi Gabbard told Newsmax on Wednesday she is moving aggressively to downsize the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in what she calls a “first step” toward restoring integrity to America’s intelligence system and returning to its “core mission.”
Gabbard joined “Rob Schmitt Tonight” hours after announcing her plan to slash staff by 40% and cut her office’s budget by $700 million annually.
“The Office of the Director of National Intelligence was created almost 20 years ago in the wake of the horrific intelligence failures that surrounded the Islamist terrorist attack on 9/11,” Gabbard told host Rob Schmitt.
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