Trump has full confidence in Gabbard, Leavitt says

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March 18, 2026 9:23 AM EDT

FILE PHOTO: United States Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard attends the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo

WASHINGTON, March ‌18 (Reuters) - U.S. ​President ​Donald Trump has full confidence in Director of ‌National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, White House ⁠press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox ‌News on Wednesday, ‌after a top security official resigned over the war in ​Iran.

"He does, yes, and we look forward to watching the ⁠director's hearings today," Leavitt told Fox News' "America's ​Newsroom" program when asked if the U.S. president had confidence ​in Gabbard.

U.S. senators on ‌Wednesday will question top aides to Trump - including ⁠Gabbard - in public about national security nearly three weeks into the ⁠Iran war.

Joe Kent, who headed the National ​Counterterrorism Center, and is the first senior official in Trump's administration to resign ‌over the conflict, was not involved in any ‌discussions on the Iran operation, ⁠Leavitt said.

(Reporting by ‌Katharine Jackson, ​and Bhargav Acharya; Editing by Caitlin Webber and Michelle ‌Nichols)


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