Amid the march to war with Iran, Trump said he "didn't care" that his own intelligence officials, including DNI Tulsi Gabbard, disputed his claims about Iran's nuclear capabilities. Critics decry it as willful ignorance to justify another colossal war.

President Donald Trump disputed the assessment from his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, and the intelligence community, stating his belief that Iran was “very close” to developing a nuclear weapon prior to Israel’s attack on its facilities last week.

President Donald Trump publicly contradicted his Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, on Tuesday, asserting that Iran was “very