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Another prominent member of the Trump Administration may soon be on the chopping block.
As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, President Trump is mulling firing Attorney General Pam Bondi over her handling of the Epstein file release, according to the New York Times and CNN. The president has reportedly discussed replacing Bondi with EPA Chief Lee Zeldin.
Bondi joined President Trump at the Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on the birthright citizenship case.
In response to the report, Trump told CNN that Bondi was doing a “good job” and is “a wonderful person.” He did not directly deny CNN and The New York Times’ reporting, however.
Now, The Guardian reports that Trump is considering whether he should fire Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI).
According to the outlet, Trump is angry that Gabbard declined to condemn Joe Kent, the former Director of the United States National Counterterrorism Center. As TGP readers know, Kent set off a firestorm last month by abruptly resigning while trashing the Administration’s rationale for going into Iran.
The Guardian reported:
Donald Trump has privately asked cabinet officials in recent weeks whether he should replace his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, venting frustration that she shielded a former deputy who undercut his rationale for war with Iran, according to two people briefed on the discussions.
It is not clear that Trump will actually fire Gabbard over the episode. Currently, there is no standout candidate to take the job, and advisers have cautioned that creating a high-profile vacancy before a successor is ready could cause unhelpful political distractions.
But Trump’s discussions mark an ominous development for Gabbard, given the president tends to poll his advisers when he starts to seriously consider whether a personnel change is necessary. The two people spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.
Trump’s doubts about Gabbard followed her testimony at the worldwide threats hearing on Capitol Hill last month, where she declined to condemn Joe Kent, who had resigned days earlier after arguing that Iran did not pose an imminent threat to the United States, the people said.
White House spokesman Steven Cheung released a statement to the Guardian saying that Trump had confidence in Gabbard, but declined to address the substance of the report.
Note that this is similar to Trump’s statement on Bondi.
“As President Trump just said in his remarks, he has confidence in Director Gabbard and the tireless work she is doing. He has assembled the most talented and impactful cabinet ever, and they have collectively delivered historic victories on behalf of the American people,” Cheung said
TGP previously reported that Gabbard’s job security status has come under fire, though Trump desperately tried to tamp down the flames.
Laura Loomer claimed last month that Gabbard’s resignation was imminent.
According to Loomer, Gabbard’s own political staff allegedly expected her to step down, citing dissatisfaction with her congressional testimony.
Loomer wrote that Gabbard instead emphasized the president’s constitutional authority, which she tried to spin as a lack of support.
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