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Fact-checking Trump, Gabbard comments on Iran nuclear capability

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DNI Tulsi Gabbard says she and Trump are on the same page on Iran's nuclear capabilities. But their public statements contradict.

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  1. CNN

    Trump disputes intel chief Tulsi Gabbard on Iran (opens CNN)

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    President Donald Trump disputed his own director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, on how developed Iran’s nuclear capabilities are and said Iran was on the verge of obtaining a nuclear weapon when Israel struck in recent days.

  2. New York Post

    Trump splits with Gabbard’s assessment that Iran isn’t pursuing a nuke: ‘Don’t care what she said’ (opens New York Post)

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    President Trump broke with Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s assessment that Iran is not pursuing a nuclear weapon and warned that the theocratic regime is “close’…

  3. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Trump contradicts Tulsi Gabbard’s assessment on Iran’s nuclear program | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump today repudiated Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s assessment that Iran has not been building a nuclear weapon, publicly contradicting his spy chief for the first time during his second term.

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

  5. WTOP Washington DC

    US spies said Iran wasn’t building a nuclear weapon. Trump dismisses that assessment (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Tulsi Gabbard left no doubt when she testified to Congress about Iran’s nuclear program earlier this year. The country was not building a nuclear weapon…

  6. Fox News

    Trump blows off Gabbard downplaying Iran nuke threat, but WH still says president and intel chief are in sync (opens Fox News)

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    Israel's strikes on Iran's nuclear infrastructure come months after DNI Tulsi Gabbard testified that the intelligence community determined Iran was not building nuclear weapons.

  7. Anchorage Daily News

    US spies said Iran wasn’t building a nuclear weapon. Trump dismisses that assessment. (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Trump’s national intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard, brushes off the inconsistency, saying she and Trump are “on the same page.”

  8. PBS NewsHour

    America's spies say Iran wasn't building a nuclear weapon. Trump dismisses that assessment (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Trump's national intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard, told Congress in March that Iran's supreme leader had not reauthorized the dormant program.

  9. The Daily Caller

    Tulsi Gabbard Accuses Media Of Taking Her Out Of Context After Trump Addresses Iran Assessment (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard tells CNN she and President Donald Trump are

  10. FactCheck.org

    Trump, Gabbard Comments on Iran Nuclear Capability (opens FactCheck.org)

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    President Donald Trump and Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, appeared to be at odds over whether Iran was close to having a nuclear weapon, but Gabbard said the two leaders were saying "the same thing." We'll lay out the facts.

  11. The New Republic

    Trump Grows Pissed at Tulsi Gabbard as Israel-Iran Conflict Worsens (opens The New Republic)

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    Trump’s director of national intelligence posted a cryptic three-minute video about the conflict.

  12. PBS NewsHour

    WATCH: Trump says Gabbard and U.S. intelligence are 'wrong' about Iran's nuclear plans (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, told lawmakers in March that U.S. spy agencies believed that Iran hadn’t made a decision to build a nuclear weapon. Speaking to reporters after touching down in New Jersey, Trump was asked about that assessment and responded, “Then my intelligenc…

  13. CNN

    Trump says Gabbard is ‘wrong’ on Iran nuclear intelligence (opens CNN)

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    Lt. General H.R. McMaster joins The Lead

  14. The New Republic

    Trump Totally Trashes Tulsi Gabbard Over Iran Nuclear Intelligence (opens The New Republic)

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    Donald Trump revealed he isn’t even listening to his intelligence officials about Iran.

  15. CNN

    Trump says his intel chief Tulsi Gabbard is ‘wrong’ about Iran (opens CNN)

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    President Donald Trump took direct aim at his director of national intelligence, saying that Tulsi Gabbard “is wrong” about Iran’s efforts toward obtaining a nuclear weapon, as CNN has reported that Gabbard’s standing inside the Trump administration has diminished.

  16. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Tulsi Gabbard says she and Trump agree on Iran’s nuclear program | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    President Donald Trump said today that his Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was wrong in suggesting there was no evidence Iran is building a nuclear weapon.

  17. Fox News

    'She's wrong': Trump says Tulsi Gabbard incorrect about Iran not having nuclear weapon capabilities (opens Fox News)

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    President Donald Trump and his Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, have found themselves at odds on whether Iran is close to being able to build a nuclear weapon.

  18. Roll Call

    Fact-checking Trump, Gabbard comments on Iran nuclear capability (opens Roll Call)

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    DNI Tulsi Gabbard says she and Trump are on the same page on Iran's nuclear capabilities. But their public statements contradict.

  19. Time

    Trump's Public Rebuke of Tulsi Gabbard's Statement on Iran (opens Time)

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    Trump told reporters that his Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was "wrong."

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