Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard dropped a bombshell on Thursday, publicly accusing a Washington Post reporter of harassing her staff using a burner phone and lying about her identity.
The reporter, Ellen Nakashima, is a longtime D.C. insider and Pulitzer winner — but according to Gabbard, she’s crossed a line.
“Instead of reaching out to my press office, she is calling high-level Intelligence Officers from a burner phone, refusing to identify herself, lying about the fact that she works for the Washington Post, and then demanding they share sensitive information,” Gabbard posted on X.
“Deranged Behavior” to Undermine Trump
Gabbard didn’t hold back, accusing the corporate media of trying to sabotage the Trump administration.
“This kind of deranged behavior reflects a media establishment so desperate to sabotage @POTUS’s successful agenda that they’ve abandoned even a facade of journalistic integrity and ethics,” she wrote.
She also accused Nakashima and the Post of previously stalking her family in Hawaii.
Same Reporter Who Targeted Michael Flynn
This isn’t the first time Nakashima has been accused of shady tactics.
Mollie Hemingway of The Federalist reminded readers that Nakashima played a key role in the deep state’s takedown of Gen. Michael Flynn back in 2017 — leaking classified intel to damage Trump’s national security advisor.
“Surprise surprise. The same reporter involved in the strategy to get Flynn,” Hemingway posted. “At what point is WaPo held accountable?”
Flynn Responds: “Shut Down the WAPO”
General Flynn himself weighed in on the controversy, saying the Washington Post should be shut down and banned from government access.
“Take any and all taxpayer funds from them… Do not allow them entrance to any USG facility… Do not allow anyone in the USIC to speak with them.”
“There’s more, but for now that’s enough,” he said.
WaPo Responds — And Deflects
In classic fashion, the Washington Post circled the wagons, calling Gabbard’s accusations “unfounded” and defending Nakashima as a fair reporter.
Executive Editor Matt Murray dismissed the claims and lectured about the press’s role to “hold power to account.”
