US spy chief fires intelligence leaders who disputed Trump’s Venezuela-gang claims

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard fired two top officials on the National Intelligence Council in a move aimed at ending the “weaponization and politicization” of the intelligence community, a spokesperson for her office confirmed Wednesday. Gabbard terminated NIC acting director Mike Collins and his deputy, Maria Langan-Riekhof, weeks after the intelligence body wrote an assessment that contradicted President Donald Trump’s claims about Venezuelan gang membe