Tulsi Gabbard’s Purge: Deep State Names Revealed (Video)

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has launched the most aggressive intelligence community overhaul in decades, firing top officials and slashing staff by 50% while directly naming former CIA Director John Brennan and ex-DNI James Clapper as architects of the “deep state” corruption she’s dismantling.

Story Highlights

Gabbard fires National Intelligence Council leadership for alleged political opposition to the Trump administration.
ODNI staff faces unprecedented 50% reduction as part of sweeping bureaucratic consolidation.
Former intelligence chiefs Brennan and Clapper were specifically targeted in public criticism of deep state politicization.
The intelligence community is redirected toward border security and counternarcotics operations.

Gabbard Targets Deep State Leadership by Name

Gabbard wasted no time identifying the source of intelligence community corruption, publicly calling out Brennan and Clapper as key figures who weaponized America’s spy agencies against elected leadership. The DNI accused these former officials of creating a culture where career bureaucrats believed they could override presidential authority through selective leaks and politicized intelligence assessments. Her direct approach represents a sharp departure from the typical diplomatic language used in Washington power struggles.

The intelligence community has operated as an unaccountable shadow government for too long, and Gabbard’s willingness to name names demonstrates the seriousness of this reform effort. Brennan and Clapper’s public opposition to Trump during his first term, including their roles in promoting the Russia collusion narrative, validates concerns about politicized intelligence that conservative Americans have raised for years.

Massive Personnel Cuts Target Bureaucratic Bloat

The ODNI will lose half its workforce under Gabbard’s restructuring plan, eliminating what she describes as “bloated and inefficient” operations that have expanded far beyond their intended scope. The External Research Council and Strategic Futures Group face complete closure, accused of serving as vehicles for partisan influence rather than legitimate intelligence functions. These cuts represent the largest reduction in intelligence personnel since the post-Cold War drawdowns of the 1990s.

Gabbard stated that “ODNI has become bloated and inefficient, and the intelligence community is rife with abuse of power, unauthorized leaks of classified intelligence, and politicized weaponization of intelligence.” This assessment aligns with conservative criticism that federal agencies have grown into self-serving bureaucracies more interested in protecting their own power than serving the American people. The savings from these reductions could fund actual national security priorities rather than maintaining an army of unelected officials.

National Intelligence Council Leadership Purged

Acting NIC Chairman Mike Collins and Deputy Maria Langan-Riekhof lost their positions in September 2025 after Gabbard determined they represented continued resistance to administration policies. The National Intelligence Council produces strategic assessments that influence major foreign policy decisions, making leadership loyalty crucial for coherent governance. These firings signal that the era of intelligence officials believing they can operate independently of elected leadership has ended.

Congressional Democrats predictably criticized these moves, but their objections ring hollow given their previous silence when intelligence agencies targeted Trump during his first presidency. The same lawmakers who cheered intelligence community leaks and insubordination now suddenly worry about politicization when a reformer removes partisan actors. Conservative Americans understand this double standard represents the swamp’s desperate attempt to protect its own interests.

Intelligence Priorities Realigned Toward American Security

Under Gabbard’s leadership, intelligence resources will focus heavily on border security and counternarcotics operations rather than the endless foreign interventions favored by the Washington establishment. This reorientation reflects Trump’s America First agenda and addresses threats that directly impact American families and communities. The intelligence community will also invest in artificial intelligence and quantum computing capabilities to maintain technological advantages over foreign adversaries.

This shift represents common-sense prioritization that puts American security interests first. While the intelligence establishment has obsessed over distant conflicts and theoretical threats, Mexican cartels have turned American cities into war zones, and foreign adversaries have penetrated our economic and technological infrastructure. Gabbard’s reforms ensure intelligence agencies serve American interests rather than globalist agendas that benefit everyone except ordinary Americans.