Former CIA Director John Brennan was raked over the coals for his criticism of Tulsi Gabbard as the director of national intelligence.
The 69-year-old lacked all self-awareness as he ripped into President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Gabbard, a former Democratic Representative for Hawaii, whom he called an “apologist” for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Speaking with MSNBC’s Jen Psaki, Brennan melted down over Gabbard in the potential role in the upcoming Trump administration, ironically declaring the military veteran is unqualified suggesting she could not be “apolitical.”
NEW: After labeling Tulsi Gabbard an “apologist for Putin” — Russiagate Conspirator and Laptop Hoaxer John Brennan warns that she won’t be “apolitical” as DNI.
The irony meters are melted.
BRENNAN: “The professionals that are in these 18 intelligence agencies want to have… pic.twitter.com/FMCdIJBdlH
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) November 17, 2024
“What would having her in charge, in the role of national director of intelligence mean for the intelligence apparatus of the U.S. government? ” the host of “Inside with Ken Psaki,” asked Brennan, touting his “four years” as CIA director.
“I think there’s so much uncertainty about what Miss Gabbard would bring to the job,” Brennan replied.
“So many of her substantive comments as well as her previous actions have called into question whether or not she has a good understanding of global politics and the U.S. role there,” the smug former official stated.
“But also, she doesn’t have any experience in intelligence. She never served in the intelligence community and the director of national intelligence is somebody who sits on top of the 18 departments and agencies and needs to orchestrate these agencies so that they collaborate, so that they coordinate, so that they’re able to pursue the national security priorities in an effective fashion, he blathered.
Pointing out a need to understand the “human intelligence, technical signals, geospatial intelligence,” Brennan claimed Gabbard “has none of that.”
Further, the so-called intelligence expert who played a major role in the Russia hoax against Trump in his first term as president, claimed Gabbard does not have “executive leadership experience” for the role of DNI.
“The professionals that are in these 18 intelligence agencies want to have confidence that the person who sits on top of them and that person by law is the president’s principal intelligence advisor, is going to be carrying out the duties in a qualified way,” he continued, laughably adding, “but also in an apolitical, objective fashion.”
He concluded his elitist perspective by accusing the former Democrat presidential candidate of “trafficking in conspiracy theories.”
Brennan’s holier-than-thou assessment, complete with smug self-assurance, earned him a swift beatdown on social media.
Brennan not only participated in the Russia collusion hoax, he was an instrumental part of it, having discovered early on that the Russia collusion narrative was a Clinton campaign scam. Instead of putting an end to it, Brennan enlisted the intelligence services to promote it. pic.twitter.com/4dristQJl1
— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) November 17, 2024
“John Brennan is the exact sort of lifelong Washington D.C. parasite who must be stamped out,” Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk wrote on X. “He’s a dishonest, authoritarian pig who thinks he has the right to lie to the American people at will and either ignore or rig the results of our elections. He belongs in a prison cell.”
This is like receiving a bad reference from Satan.
— Marla Hohner (@marlahohner) November 14, 2024
John Brennan calling Tulsi Gabbard ‘not apolitical’ is the irony of the century.
This is the same guy who lied to Congress, pushed the Russia Collusion hoax, and helped suppress the laptop story to sway an election. ‘Apolitical’?
Brennan couldn’t spell it if you spotted him…
— CountrAI (@myCountrAI) November 17, 2024
The biggest partisan in the entire intelligence community declares that impartial and apolitical are requirements for high ranking intelligence positions. Maybe in a perfect world that would be true, but we have some eggs to break and I want someone willing to make the omelette!…
— Zen Master Troy (@ZenMasterTroy) November 17, 2024
That you, the guy in the middle right there? pic.twitter.com/O9TVzjYM23
— Hank (@HankfromOregon) November 17, 2024
“Her (Tulsi Gabbard’s) past actions call into question her ability to be apolitical.” – John Brennan
Do her past actions include actually voting for the Communist party like John Brennan did?
— Noel Cooke (@NoelCooke_) November 18, 2024
John Brennan crying is all you need for proof that Tulsi is the perfect person for the job.
— NoName Man (@LEVarmint) November 18, 2024
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