DNI Gabbard: Employees Told Me They Were Expected to Spend Half of Their Day Within the Intelligence Community Focused on DEI Work

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Brian you ░░░░░░░░ not new to Congress ░░░░░░░░ are not new to ░░░░░░░░ No Brian you are ░░░░░░░░ a position you couldn ░░░░░░░░ possibly be known everything ░░░░░░░░ were getting into What ░░░░░░░░ been the biggest surprise ░░░░░░░░ you took over What ░░░░░░░░ been the biggest adjustment ░░░░░░░░ have you taken over ░░░░░░░░ s a long list ░░░░░░░░ really the levels of ░░░░░░░░ serious deep reform that ░░░░░░░░ essential Number one to ░░░░░░░░ trust on behalf of ░░░░░░░░ American people in these ░░░░░░░░ To keep the American ░░░░░░░░ safe And being able ░░░░░░░░ make sure that across ░░░░░░░░ board we are focusing ░░░░░░░░ that foremost mission Obviously ░░░░░░░░ DEI stuff that has ░░░░░░░░ a huge distraction I ░░░░░░░░ had employees come and ░░░░░░░░ to me and say ░░░░░░░░ were expected to spend ░░░░░░░░ of their day within ░░░░░░░░ intelligence community focused on ░░░░░░░░ work If you can ░░░░░░░░ when we have intelligence ░░░░░░░░ and analysts whose mission ░░░░░░░░ is to make sure ░░░░░░░░ the president has relevant ░░░░░░░░ apolitical objective intelligence to ░░░░░░░░ his decisions by but ░░░░░░░░ the last administration they ░░░░░░░░ told you have got ░░░░░░░░ spend half your day ░░░░░░░░ DEI work We can ░░░░░░░░ why the capabilities in ░░░░░░░░ cases were so degraded ░░░░░░░░ without DEI you got ░░░░░░░░ time to do what ░░░░░░░░ is supposed to be ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ come in As we ░░░░░░░░ at 100 days.