AXIOS (Marc Caputo) - How Roger Stone persuaded Trump not to fire Tulsi Gabbard
President Trump sounded ready to dismiss top intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard until he got an earful last week from one of his oldest friends and advisers, Roger Stone , Axios has learned. Why it matters: Trump was displeased with Gabbard when she didn't wholeheartedly endorse the Iran war during her recent testimony to Congress about threats to the U.S., according to five advisers and confidants who spoke with the president. - The day before, Gabbard's former adviser and counterterrorism director, Joe Kent, quit his post in a headline-grabbing resignation that undercut the administration's message campaign about the danger posed by Iran. Inside the room: Trump "scolded" Gabbard in a private meeting soon afterward and questioned her…