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Tulsi Gabbard: “Mainstream media outlets printed exactly what they were told…”

Featuring: Tulsi Gabbard, Republican | Director of National Intelligence

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DNI Gabbard Joins Pod Force One with Miranda Devine | August 5, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 1:13:48

Yes. Weeks before that assessment was, was completed and actually even before it had really begun being drafted. And so. And in many cases, you know, they printed, these Mainstream media outlets printed exactly what they were told to print without any kind of vetting. or like, hmm, okay, well, was this always the assessment or can you give us any evidence that this is true? None of it. Because it didn't, it didn't exist. (1:13:48–1:13:54)

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Asserts that mainstream media outlets published information without vetting during the Russia investigation.

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