According to Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence their involvement with sexually explicit messages in National Security Agency chat rooms, 100 intelligence professionals will have their security credentials withdrawn and their jobs terminated.
She shared her opinion in X and wrote,
“They will all be terminated… their security clearances revoked,” she said, as quoted by Fox News. “Memo sent. We know who they are. Action is underway.”
The personnel will reportedly be let go and have their security clearances removed, with Friday being the deadline for both procedures.
As part of diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, officials allegedly used an internal agency bulletin board to discuss their sexual desires, according to a Fox News story. According to a Fox News story, discussions concerning gender-reassignment surgery, prosthetic genitalia, hormone therapy, polyamory, and pronoun usage were observed to involve entities such as the Defense Intelligence Agency, US Naval Intelligence, and the NSA.
Other topics of conversation included hormone replacement medication, laser hair removal, breast augmentation, and sexual arousal following surgery.
An NSA spokeswoman stated that the agency is “actively investigating” possible exploitation of the messaging platform in the wake of Monday’s release of the Intelink discussion records.
In a narrow 52-48 vote, the Senate confirmed Tulsi Gabbard, the candidate nominated by US President Donald Trump to be the next Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Before the vote, Trump’s selection of Gabbard to lead intelligence was questioned harshly because she had no prior experience leading a federal agency or working as a spy. Additionally, she has previously stated her support for certain “anti-American” individuals, such as Russia, Syria, and Edward Snowden.
Former Hawaii Representative Gabbard brings to the position both military and parliamentary experience. She has received recognition for her service in the Hawaii Army National Guard, which included deployments to Iraq and Kuwait, and her tenure in the US House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021.
