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President Trump Proclaims Confidence in DNI Tulsi Gabbard As Firing Rumors Continue to Swirl

Dmitri Bolt
Dmitri Bolt  |  March 30, 2026 12:00 PM

President Trump reaffirmed his confidence in Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard as speculation about her potential dismissal has intensified, driven by her differing views on the war in Iran and reports of internal friction within the administration. 

Scrutiny also intensified following former Director of Counterterrorism Joe Kent’s resignation, after reports surfaced that some accusations of misconduct had been raised with Gabbard and that Kent had been removed from the president’s daily briefings as a result.

"Do you still have confidence in Tulsi Gabbard, sir?" a reporter asked the president aboard Air Force One, Sunday.

"Yeah, sure. I mean, she's a little bit different in her thought process than me, but that doesn't make somebody not available to serve," Trump said. "I would say that I'm very strong in the fact that I don't want Iran to have a nuclear weapon. Because if they had a nuclear weapon, they'd use it immediately."

"I think she's probably a little bit softer on that issue, but that's okay," he added. Some people are. Most people aren't. Most people are saying, thank you very much for doing what you did. They are decimated right now."

This follows a House Intelligence Committee hearing more than a week ago, where Gabbard distanced herself from Joe Kent. While she declined to weigh in on Kent’s resignation letter, she said she was concerned by his decision to blame Israel for the president’s launch of Operation Epic Fury. 

Amid the continued fallout from Kent’s resignation, President Trump has continued to stress that he has no intention of firing Gabbard.