US Politics
A Chilling Evasion: Intelligence Stonewalling and the Erosion of Democratic Accountability
Democratic senators pressed Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard at a hearing to disclose whether she advised President Trump that Iran would block the Strait of Hormuz if attacked, but she repeatedly deflected, citing the confidentiality of internal conversations. This evasion during a critical public forum on the brink of war is a chilling abdication of accountability, eroding public trust and democratic oversight when clarity and transparency are most desperately needed.
