Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is calling out the Washington Post for what she describes as a coordinated political hit job targeting her office and her family—accusations that shine a harsh light on the increasingly reckless behavior of corporate media.

In a bombshell post on Thursday, Gabbard alleged that Washington Post national security reporter Ellen Nakashima has been bypassing official channels and using deceptive tactics to shake down high-level intelligence personnel.

“It has come to my attention that Washington Post reporter @nakashimae appears to be actively harassing [Office of the Director of National Intelligence] staff,” Gabbard wrote on X.

“Instead of reaching out to my press office, she is calling high level Intelligence Officers from a burner phone, refusing to identify herself, lying about the fact that she works for the Washington Post, and then demanding they share sensitive information,” Gabbard stated.

And it didn’t stop there.

“Apparently, publishing leaked classified material wasn’t enough for the Washington Post, so now they’ve decided to go after the Intelligence professionals charged to protect it,” she added, blasting the paper’s journalistic conduct as “deranged” and “politically motivated.”

The former congresswoman and 2024 Trump administration appointee didn’t mince words. She accused Nakashima of engaging in personal harassment, even reminding the public of a disturbing prior incident.

“She’s the same so-called reporter who stalked my family in Hawaii,” Gabbard wrote. “This kind of deranged behavior reflects a media establishment so desperate to sabotage @POTUS’s successful agenda that they’ve abandoned even a facade of journalistic integrity and ethics. The Washington Post should be ashamed, and they should put an end to this immediately.”

The Washington Post, unsurprisingly, responded by circling the wagons.

Executive Editor Matt Murray released a statement defending Nakashima, calling her “careful” and “fair-minded,” and claiming that her behavior amounted to nothing more than standard journalistic practice.

“Reaching out to potential sources rather than relying solely on official government press statements regarding matters of public interest is neither nefarious nor is it harassment. It is basic journalism,” Murray posted on X.

He dismissed Gabbard’s charges as “an unfounded personal attack,” adding that her remarks showed “a fundamental misunderstanding about the role of journalists to report on government officials and hold power to account.”

But Gabbard’s deputy chief of staff, Alexa Henning, wasn’t buying it. “Not a denial,” Henning replied bluntly on X.

This isn't the first time the Post has been accused of predatory behavior toward Gabbard or her staff.

Back in November, just after President Donald Trump nominated Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence, her former chief of staff Kainoa Penaroza accused Post reporter Jon Swaine of stalking former Gabbard aides and even showing up to his home uninvited.

The pattern is clear: when the press can't control the narrative, they go after the people who do.

In recent weeks, Gabbard has also called out major media outlets like CNN and The New York Times for distorting intelligence reports related to U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Both outlets claimed, citing anonymous sources, that early assessments showed limited damage—an assertion that directly contradicts President Trump’s statement that the strikes “completely and totally obliterated” Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.

Gabbard has confirmed that the leaks cherry-picked only portions of the broader Pentagon assessment in an effort to undermine Trump’s foreign policy.

As the Trump administration continues its work to restore strength, truth, and sovereignty in U.S. institutions, the corporate press appears increasingly willing to trample the line between journalism and sabotage.