‘I don’t care what she said’: Has Tulsi Gabbard gotten sideways with President Trump?
After President Trump responded negatively to assertions by his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, recent media reports claim the former Democrat DNI is on thin ice with her boss.
In March, Gabbard made remarks before Congress, saying that although Iran’s enriched uranium levels were at an all-time high, experts believed that Tehran was not currently seeking to develop a nuclear bomb.
Trump was asked about the remarks Tuesday and responded: “I don’t care what she said. I think they were very close to having a weapon.”
Another bone of contention reportedly is a video Gabbard posted on X June 10 in response to a trip she took to Hiroshima, Japan, the location of the first nuclear attack in history. She warned that “political elite and warmongers” are “carelessly fomenting fear and tensions between nuclear powers,” placing the world “on the brink of nuclear annihilation.”
The video reportedly angered the president, as it was seen as correcting the administration’s policy on Iran.
I recently visited Hiroshima, and stood at the epicenter of a city scarred by the unimaginable horror caused by a single nuclear bomb dropped in 1945. What I saw, the stories I heard, and the haunting sadness that remains, will stay with me forever. pic.twitter.com/TmxmxiGwnV
— Tulsi Gabbard ? (@TulsiGabbard) June 10, 2025
Politico reported comments from anonymous sources familiar with the relationship between the two.
“I don’t think [Trump] dislikes Tulsi as a person,” the source said. “But certainly the video made him not super hot on her … and he doesn’t like it when people are off message.”
Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance has defended Gabbard.
“Tulsi is a veteran, a patriot, a loyal supporter of Pres Trump and a critical part of the coalition he built in 2024,” Vance said in a statement obtained by NewsNation. “She’s an essential member of our nat sec team, & we’re grateful for her tireless work to keep America safe from foreign threats.”