Tulsi Was Right On Iran. Trump Ignored Her.

by | Aug 25, 2026

The Wall Street Journal has reported that President Trump was given strong warnings against starting the war with Iran, including from then-Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. He ignored that advice and instead listened to Israeli and US hawkish urgings to attack. The rest is history. This is why the Constitution requires Congress to declare war.

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  • Daniel McAdams

    Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity and co-Producer/co-Host, Ron Paul Liberty Report. Daniel served as the foreign affairs, civil liberties, and defense/intel policy advisor to U.S. Congressman Ron Paul, MD (R-Texas) from 2001 until Dr. Paul’s retirement at the end of 2012. From 1993-1999 he worked as a journalist based in Budapest, Hungary, and traveled through the former communist bloc as a human rights monitor and election observer.

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