"You have not provided any of the required reports or briefings to this committee on foreign interference. This is the first threat assessment since 2017 that didn't even mention foreign interference last year, when you were already confirmed; it mentioned it at a high level. Are you saying there is no foreign threat to our elections in the midterms this year?"
"So, so far, there has been none then, because you've made no reports. Excuse me, ma'am. If you want to ask the question, you should have stayed in Congress. Please answer the question."
"So you're saying the failure to provide any reports or the failure to have any mention of a foreign threat assessment, I would draw the conclusion there must be no foreign threat to our elections in 2026."
During a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, Senator Mark Warner pressed Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard about the lack of official reports and briefings submitted to the committee regarding foreign threats to U.S. elections. Warner noted that the annual threat assessment failed to mention foreign interference, contrasting it with previous years. He directly questioned whether foreign threats exist for the 2026 midterms. Gabbard stated the intelligence community remains focused on collection and intelligence products showing potential foreign threats. Warner interpreted the absence of reports as evidence of no foreign threats, then raised concerns about executive orders potentially related to ballot seizure and federal forces.
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