adminRoger Stone’s blunt praise of Tulsi Gabbard on Ed Henry’s The Big Take was exactly the wake-up call conservatives have been waiting for. Stone didn’t mince words defending her as a necessary voice inside an administration that too often bows to the Washington swamp, arguing that internal debate and toughness are strengths, not liabilities. It’s refreshing to hear a seasoned fighter call out the establishment and back someone willing to expose corruption within the intelligence apparatus.
What has Gabbard done that has conservatives so energized? As Director of National Intelligence she began releasing long-hidden records and oversight findings that, in her view, point to a coordinated effort by Obama-era officials to manipulate intelligence and mislead the public about 2016. Her office’s releases make clear she’s not playing politics but executing a mandate to restore integrity to agencies too long politicized.
The drama reached the highest levels when Roger Stone reportedly persuaded President Trump not to fire Gabbard amid the controversy, a move that underscores how vital her work has become to the GOP base. Axios reported that Stone argued firing her would only create a martyr and hand a potent alternative voice to the likes of anti-war conservatives and MAGA dissenters. That intervention shows the palace intrigue behind the scenes — and how serious the pushback against the deep state really is.
Patriotic lawmakers on the right have rallied too, with GOP members on Ed Henry’s program urging that the truth she’s exposing be acted on and even calling to expunge past political persecutions that were rooted in manufactured narratives. Conservatives see Gabbard’s declassifications as vindication of years of claims that the intelligence community was weaponized against a sitting president. This is not some partisan stunt; it is the beginning of putting institutions back under the rule of law and the will of the people.
Of course the left and the legacy media have howled, trying to discredit every document and label any inquiry as conspiracy-mongering, and oddball influencers on the right have tried to turn the moment into internecine warfare. Mainstream outlets have criticized her conclusions even as they acknowledge the documents exist, but those critiques reveal more about media bias than about the underlying facts. The furious reaction only proves why these revelations needed to come out in the open.
If conservatives are serious about draining the swamp, they should rally behind those in government who actually do the hard work of exposing corruption — and demand that any credible evidence be fully investigated by prosecutors, not buried by the same people who benefited from the lies. Gabbard’s move to hand materials to the Justice Department shows she understands that transparency must lead to accountability, and patriotic Americans should insist on the same. The choice is simple: preserve the secrecy that covers abuse, or follow the evidence and restore trust.
This is a moment for the right to show backbone and for everyday Americans to stop letting the permanent bureaucracy run the show. Roger Stone’s defense of Tulsi Gabbard and her willingness to challenge the intelligence establishment represent the kind of bold action conservatives have been calling for for years. Stand with those who put country over career, and demand that Washington’s gatekeepers be held to the same standards as the rest of us.
