Tulsi Gabbard is facing increasing scrutiny and speculation about her job security.

The spotlight in Washington, D.C., has turned to her, as she becomes the latest subject in the ever-popular guessing game of who might be the next to exit the Trump administration. This comes after the sudden resignation of a key ally, which has spurred speculation and driven prediction markets like Kalshi to raise her potential departure odds to 59%.

This represents a significant 20-point leap following the unexpected departure of Joe Kent, who previously led the National Counterterrorism Center.

Kent, closely aligned with Gabbard, chose to step down in a surprising move, announcing his resignation through a public letter on Tuesday. In his role, he had reported directly to Gabbard.

Both Kent and Gabbard have been outspoken critics of U.S. military interventions in the Middle East and have expressed opposition to foreign military engagements—a sentiment echoed by Vice President JD Vance and many in the ‘America First’ faction of the Republican Party.

In his resignation letter addressed to President Trump, Kent, a 45-year-old decorated Army Special Forces veteran with 11 combat tours under his belt, expressed his belief that Israel had exerted pressure on the President to take military action against Iran.

He said the war was started ‘due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby,’ adding, ‘I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war.’ 

Gabbard soon after released a statement of her own, noting the DNI’s responsibility in providing the President with the most up-to-date decision, and saying that it was Trump’s call to take action against Iran. 

According to the prediction market Kalshi, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is now favored to be the next Trump official to leave the administration

Trump’s Cabinet pose for a picture before Trump’s inauguration in January 

Trump said Tuesday that former Director of the United States National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent is a ‘nice guy’ but that he was ‘weak on security’

‘Donald Trump was overwhelmingly elected by the American people to be our President and Commander in Chief,’ her statement began. 

‘He is responsible for determining what is and is not an imminent threat, and whether or not to take action he deems necessary to protect the safety and security of our troops, the American people and our country.’

She continued: ‘After carefully reviewing all the information before him, President Trump concluded that the terrorist Islamist regime in Iran posed an imminent threat and he took action based on that conclusion.’

It was her first public statement since the war on Iran began on February 28. 

The statement notably did not mention Kent or address his underlying complaint that Trump was pressured by Israel to strike. 

It also did not address whether Iran was an imminent threat or whether intelligence reports pointed to such a conclusion.

‘I always thought he was a nice guy, but I thought he was very weak on security,’ Trump said, reacting to Kent’s resignation. ‘Very weak on security. I didn’t know him well, but I thought he seemed like a pretty nice guy.’

‘But when I read his statement, I realized that it’s a good thing that he’s out, because he said Iran was not a threat.’ 

‘After carefully reviewing all the information before him, President Trump concluded that the terrorist Islamist regime in Iran posed an imminent threat and he took action based on that conclusion,’ Gabbard said in her first public statement since the Iran war began

Joe Kent, former Director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, resigned suddenly on Tuesday. He claimed that Israel pressured Trump to strike Iran in his resignation letter

Kent was not involved in briefings on Iran, according to Trump administration officials. Conflicting reports indicate that Gabbard was asked to fire Kent.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence did not return the Daily Mail’s request for comment. 

Meanwhile, another official told Fox News that Gabbard had complained about Kent several times. 

Officials also told the outlet that Kent was a ‘known leaker’ who would circulate private conversations among the press.