How Tulsi Gabbard Plans to Propagandize the President

Tulsi Gabbard Plans Fox News-Style Intelligence BriefingsRussian asset Tulsi Gabbard wants to transform Trump's Presidential Daily Brief into Fox News-style video presentations with flashy graphics and network personalities. This comes as Trump takes intelligence briefings less than once weekly and actively avoids reading detailed reports. While Putin and Xi receive serious intelligence assessments, America's president needs propaganda slideshows to consume national security information. The plan would give Fox News propagandists access to the most sensitive intelligence data—the same network that employed Tucker Carlson and whose producer broke sanctions helping launch Russian media operations. With the National Security Council gutted and accurate intelligence sources purged, Trump's daily briefings could become vehicles for delivering pro-Putin, anti-Ukraine propaganda directly to the commander-in-chief.Pro-Trump Reporter Learns Loyalty Has LimitsEven Trump-friendly media faces the authoritarian loyalty test. Gabrielle Cuccia, a Pentagon correspondent for One America News, was swiftly fired after criticizing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's media restrictions in a Substack post. Her crime? Pointing out that Hegseth's team leaks more than journalists while restricting press access. This perfectly illustrates how dictatorships operate—no matter how loyal you've been, the moment you question anything, you're out. OAN, notorious for spreading conspiracy theories and working with Russian intelligence during 2020, just demonstrated that in Trump's regime, even propagandists aren't safe from retaliation when they step out of line.Trump Weaponizes Tariffs Against Corporate SpeechThe president threatened 25% tariffs on iPhones and 100% on toys after Apple and Mattel CEOs made business statements conflicting with his agenda. Apple mentioned moving production to India; Mattel warned tariffs would increase toy prices. Both factual statements triggered immediate economic retaliation threats. This represents a fundamental shift toward Russian-style oligarchy where the regime dictates terms to private businesses through intimidation. Republicans who once championed free markets are now watching their president destroy capitalism by threatening any CEO who speaks economic reality. When government can punish businesses for truthful statements about market conditions, you no longer have a free economy.Pentagon Repositions Greenland for Trump's Imperial AmbitionsThe Pentagon is moving Greenland from European Command to U.S. Northern Command this week, officially "aligning" the Danish territory with America despite Trump's escalating annexation threats. This isn't administrative reorganization—it's military preparation for territorial expansion. Combined with CIA intelligence gathering on Greenland's local politics, this mirrors Putin's pre-invasion activities in Crimea. The first two countries Trump threatened with military force were NATO allies: Canada and Greenland. While Russia threatens further European expansion, Trump positions America to fight our own allies over Arctic territory and trade routes. Macron has already warned France will defend Greenland against American invasion, setting up potential conflict between NATO members.The Pattern EmergesDay 135 reveals systematic authoritarian consolidation across multiple fronts. Media loyalty enforcement, corporate intimidation, military repositioning for territorial expansion, and intelligence corruption through propaganda—each represents a different mechanism for dismantling democratic institutions. When Russian assets control intelligence delivery, when corporate speech triggers economic punishment, when military commands realign for imperial ambitions, and when even friendly media faces retaliation for minor criticism, you're witnessing coordinated capture of state power by hostile foreign interests operating through domestic collaborators.The most chilling aspect isn't any single development—it's how they reinforce each other to create an authoritarian system where Putin's interests drive American policy while democratic safeguards crumble from within.Thank you Dean Blundell, Jason Dyer, Nicole L, 𓃠็็็็็็็็็็็็็็็็็็, Carole Croft, and many others for tuning into my live video with Olga Lautman! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.narativ.org/subscribe