Trump was ready to fire Tulsi Gabbard until Roger Stone stepped in: report

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump was ready to fire Tulsi Gabbard until Roger Stone stepped in: reportPresident had grown frustrated with Gabbard after she stopped short of fully endorsing war with Iran at a congressional hearingBrendan Rascius in New York Friday 10 April 2026 17:14 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2955364","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-fire-tulsi-gabbard-roger-stone-b2955364.html","title":"Trump was ready to fire Tulsi Gabbard until Roger Stone stepped in: report"}}CloseTrump calls Americans 'foolish' for opposing Iran warSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}President...