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10. Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence:

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #8)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 08:53 AM

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“The only person who can determine what is and is not an imminent threat is the president. It is not the intelligence community’s responsibility to determine what is and is not an imminent threat. That is up to the president, based on the volume of information that he receives.”

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