{"id":2434805,"date":"2025-05-14T19:02:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T23:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gabbard-purges-biden-holdovers-on-nic-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-14T19:03:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T23:03:57","slug":"gabbard-purges-biden-holdovers-on-nic-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gabbard-purges-biden-holdovers-on-nic-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabbard purges Biden holdovers on NIC &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgabbard-purges-biden-holdovers-on-nic-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2434805&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence, has removed two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-found-economy-is-recovering-much-faster-than-officials-expected\/\" title=\"Fed Found Economy Is Recovering Much Faster Than Officials Expected\">top officials<\/a> from the National Intelligence council (NIC) due to allegations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-investigation-brennan-condemned-politicization-of-intel-days-before-laptop-letter\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden investigation: Brennan condemned \u2018politicization\u2019 of intel days before laptop letter\">politicizing intelligence<\/a>. The ousted officials,acting NIC Chairman Mike Collins adn his deputy,Maria Langan-Riekhof,confirmed their dismissal late Tuesday night. This decision comes amidst accusations that Collins undermined former President Trump&#8217;s agenda and follows the publication of an assessment downplaying the Venezuelan government&#8217;s involvement in international gang activities, which contradicts Trump&#8217;s immigration stance. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence stated that the NIC will now operate directly within the ODNI to prevent further politicization of intelligence. Gabbard&#8217;s team defended the firings,dismissing criticisms from the media and emphasizing the need to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >uphold factual integrity<\/a> in intelligence work.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Gabbard purges &lsquo;Biden holdovers&rsquo; on National Intelligence Council<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2121543\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Director of National Intelligence <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tulsi-gabbard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Tulsi Gabbard\">Tulsi Gabbard<\/a> removed two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-intelligence-officials-say-putins-nuclear-threat-should-be-taken-seriously\/\" title=\"U.S. ... Officials Say Putin&#039;s Nuclear Threat Should Be Taken Seriously\">top intelligence officials<\/a> from their posts on Tuesday for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adam-schiff-grilled-over-false-impeachment-claims\/\" title=\"Adam Schiff Grilled Over False Impeachment Claims\">allegedly politicizing intelligence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Officials with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that both acting NIC Chairman Mike Collins and his deputy, Maria Langan-Riekhof, were removed from their posts late Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3410821\/south-african-president-afrikaner-refugees-us-cowards\/\">South African president calls refugees &#8216;cowards&#8217; after arrival in US<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3411027\/club-for-growth-trump-tax-cuts-scott-perry-mike-lawler\/\">Club for Growth pushes Congress to oppose &#8216;largest tax hike&#8217; in history and back Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3410828\/debbie-dingell-congressman-asleep-trump-rapid-agenda-exhausts-washington\/\">Dingell defends dozing off as Trump&rsquo;s rapid agenda exhausts Washington<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>ODNI officials note that whistleblower complaints accused Collins of &ldquo;deliberately undermining&rdquo; President Donald Trump&rsquo;s agenda. Furthermore, the NIC will now be nested directly within ODNI to block the &ldquo;politicization of intelligence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> was unable to contact Collins and Langan-Riekhof.<\/p>\n<p>NIC is the intelligence group responsible for writing secret assessments of U.S. intelligence for the president.&nbsp;The<em> Washington Post<\/em>&nbsp;reported Wednesday afternoon that the Collins and Langan-Riekhof firings came weeks after they authored an assessment concluding that the Venezuelan government is likely not directing Tren de Aragua members abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has made the gang a critical focus of his immigration agenda, and he invoked the Alien Enemies Act as a means of expediting the deportation of Tren de Aragua members.<\/p>\n<p>ODNI pushed back on the<em> Washington Post&rsquo;s<\/em> reporting on Wednesday, claiming that Collins and Langan-Riekhof were fired for politicizing intelligence assessments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3410090\/scott-bessent-tariffs-treasury-secretary-trump-trade-team\/\"><strong>BESSENT SHOW: TREASURY SECRETARY TAKING OVER AS TOP DOG ON TRUMP&rsquo;S TRADE TEAM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You are genuinely bad at your job but that is likely a prerequisite for WaPo. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">No one from ODNI told you that, so of course you inject your own politically motivated opinion,&rdquo; Gabbard&rsquo;s deputy chief of staff, Alexa Henning, wrote in a statement quoting the&nbsp;<em>Washington Post<\/em>&nbsp;report.<\/span> &ldquo;That&rsquo;s wrong but who cares about facts, right? These Biden holdovers were dismissed because they politicized intelligence. Also, it shouldn&rsquo;t be lost on you that the leak of classified info was a NIC product, which is against the law, that is the issue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You are genuinely bad at your job but that is likely a prerequisite for WaPo. <\/p>\n<p>No one from ODNI told you that, so of course you inject your own politically motivated opinion. That&rsquo;s wrong but who cares about facts, right? <\/p>\n<p>These Biden holdovers were dismissed because they&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kccRnpUBrQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/kccRnpUBrQ<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Alexa Henning (@alexahenning) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexahenning\/status\/1922695680872665588?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2025<\/a><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2121543\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2121543\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gabbard ousts &#8216;Biden holdovers&#8217; from National Intelligence Council<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2434806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tulsi-firings.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3620,51130,25633,55263,32076],"class_list":["post-2434805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-biden","tag-gabbard-2","tag-nic","tag-political-purge","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tulsi-firings.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2434805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2434805"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2434805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2434809,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2434805\/revisions\/2434809"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2434806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2434805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2434805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2434805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}