Tulsi Gabbard booted from Venezuela plans with aides joking DNI stands for 'do not invite' -- but Vance denies report [View all]

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Source: The Independent

Thursday 08 January 2026 18:03 EST


Donald Trump’s administration reportedly excluded intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard from months of planning to capture ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro because of her previous opposition to U.S. military involvement in the country.

White House aides even joked that her Director of National Intelligence title, or DNI, stood for “do not invite,” according to Bloomberg.

Vice President JD Vance said reports that Gabbard was kept out of the administration’s plans are “completely false.” “We’re all part of the same team,” he told reporters at the White House Thursday. “We kept it very tight to the senior cabinet officials and related officials in our government, and we kept this operation secret for a very long time.”

Vance, who also denied reports that he was similarly blocked from discussions, said his role in the administration “is going to be whatever the president asks me to do.”

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/tulsi-gabbard-venezuela-dni-jd-vance-b2897184.html

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Vance, who also denied reports that he was similarly blocked from discussions, said his role in the administration “is going to be whatever the president asks me to do.”

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