Tulsi Gabbard and Karoline Leavitt Drop Explosive Obama ‘Coup’ Bombshell, Clash With CNN Reporter Over Alleged 2016 Election Meddling

In a bombshell press conference that rocked the political establishment, former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt unveiled what they call “irrefutable evidence” that former President Barack Obama and his top officials orchestrated a years-long effort to undermine and delegitimize the incoming Trump administration in 2016.

Backed by a newly declassified House Intelligence Committee majority report, Gabbard and Leavitt fiercely accused Obama’s national security team—including James Clapper, John Brennan, and James Comey—of fabricating and manipulating intelligence to stoke the now-debunked Russia collusion narrative. Speaking under the direction of President Trump and with support from House Intel Chair Rick Crawford, the pair claimed the plot amounted to a “coup” against the will of the American people.

Manufactured Intelligence and a Media Echo Chamber

“The revelations we’re releasing today should concern every American,” said Gabbard. “This isn’t about Democrats or Republicans. It’s about our Republic and whether Americans can trust that their votes count. There is irrefutable evidence President Obama and his national security team directed the creation of an intelligence assessment they knew was false—designed to manufacture a narrative that Russia intervened in the 2016 election specifically to help Donald Trump win.”

According to the newly declassified report, senior Obama officials allegedly suppressed credible intelligence, relied on dubious sources like the now-discredited Steele dossier, and ignored contradictory information in order to sell their story to the American people and the press. “They disobeyed intelligence community standards and conspired to subvert the will of the voters,” Gabbard continued. “This was the launch of a years-long coup.”

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Key Findings: Suppressed Intel and Contradictory Evidence

Gabbard highlighted the report’s claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin had no actual preference for Trump, and that Moscow initially expected Hillary Clinton to win. Supposedly, Russia withheld its most damaging information on Clinton, planning to release it after her expected inauguration—not to help Trump, but to weaken Clinton’s presidency. “The intelligence community assessment ordered by Obama,” Gabbard maintained, “omitted this and other exculpatory information.”

The report also doubles down on the role of the Steele dossier, showing that it was cited in the 2017 assessment against the objections of career officers, despite being widely discredited. According to Gabbard, “John Brennan refused to remove the dossier. When confronted with its flaws, he responded, ‘Yes, but doesn’t it ring true?’”

Clash With CNN and the Mainstream Media

As reporters pressed Gabbard on whether these revelations amount to criminal behavior from Obama, she replied, “We are referring this evidence to the Department of Justice. The evidence we’ve found directly points to President Obama leading the manufacturing of this intelligence assessment. The intent behind creating a fake intelligence document that contradicted the intelligence community can only be described as a treasonous conspiracy.”

Gabbard and Leavitt sparred with CNN and other major outlets, calling out media figures—including Adam Schiff, Hillary Clinton, and James Comey—for promoting the collusion narrative in the years after the 2016 election. “Many of those who perpetuated this hoax are now regulars on major networks, continuing to spread lies,” Leavitt charged. “The American people deserve accountability.”

A Call for Justice and Accountability

Responding to Obama spokespersons and critics on Capitol Hill who dismissed the claims and insisted Russia did seek to influence the 2016 election, Gabbard fired back: “Former President Obama and his allies are doing a disservice to Americans by deflecting from their own culpability. The documents show Russia tried to sow discord, but did not favor specific candidates. The true outrage is the intelligence community concocting a narrative of Trump-Russia collusion.”

Gabbard insisted that releasing these documents was about “restoring faith in our federal institutions,” not political revenge: “To suggest that exposing the misdeeds of our government is weaponization is deeply disrespectful to the American people.”

What’s Next?

With calls for criminal referrals mounting and growing demands for congressional action, Gabbard and Leavitt made clear: “The American people deserve justice. This was an outgoing president taking action to manufacture intelligence, undermine an election, and launch a years-long coup.”

The newly released documents, now available to the public, will almost certainly fuel fierce debate and investigations in the weeks ahead. As Leavitt put it, “Now that the truth is out, it’s time for real accountability and justice.”

— This developing story is sure to dominate political headlines as more officials react and the fallout unfolds. Stay tuned for updates on the fallout from Gabbard and Leavitt’s explosive revelations.