In ongoing efforts to clean up the internal workings of American intelligence agencies, more people were fired this week at the order of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.

According to The Hill, several top officials were removed this week in efforts to eradicate the "weaponization" and "politicization" of U.S. intel agencies, a vow President Donald Trump made on his campaign trail.

Gabbard reportedly fired two top officials at the National Intelligence Council, causing quite a shakeup in the intel community within Washington, D.C.

According to reports, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) describes the National Intelligence Council as part of the “analytic arm” of the intelligence community.

What happened?

Gabbard went in guns blazing, firing the acting head of the council, Mike Collins, along with his top aide Maria Langan-Riekhof.

“The director is working alongside President Trump to end the weaponization and politicization of the intelligence community,” an ODNI spokesperson told the outlet this week.

The Hill noted:

According to Fox, Collins was associated with Michael Morell, former deputy director of the CIA, who was among the former intelligence officials who signed a letter casting doubt on the discovery of Hunter Biden’s laptop, saying it had “all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.”

The firings just happened to come in the wake of the council releasing a document contradicting President Trump's administration's claims regarding the Tren de Aragua gang being in coordination with the Venezuelan government.

"While Venezuela’s permissive environment enables TDA to operate, the Maduro regime probably does not have a policy of cooperating with TDA and is not directing TDA movement to and operations in the United States," the document said.

The Hill noted:

The release came after two Democratic lawmakers, including Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), wrote to Gabbard asking the document be declassified. Gabbard’s office agreed, paving the way for the release of the assessment.

Gabbard, however, later accused the media of “twisting and manipulating intelligence assessments to undermine the president’s agenda.”

Social media reacts

Some of the more deep-state types, like John Brennan, lost their minds after the firings.

John Brennan melts down over the firing of Mike Collins and Maria Langan-Riekhof. “This whole thing just makes me livid. It’s appalling and outrageous and demonstrates why Tulsi Gabbard never should have been confirmed as director.” The deep state swamp donkeys are losing their… pic.twitter.com/MWr2Mkep7p

— DeVory Darkins (@devorydarkins) May 14, 2025

"Is anyone more corrupt than Brennan? he can get lost," one X user wrote.

Another X user wrote, "If it upsets the Dems, it's probably a good thing."