CIA officer fired by Trump: Trump KNEW risks of Iran war, chose to blow 'right through'
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"Most of the warnings that you would want to deliver to a president were widely known and accepted by everyone in the community." Julia Curlee, former CIA analyst and intelligence briefer to Vice President Mike Pence, had a remarkable career within the U.S. government, right up until she was fired by the Trump administration for being transgender in 2025. In this episode of The Best People, she shares how Trump's second term is exponentially more dangerous than the first — and how he ignored the intelligence community's warnings about a war with Iran. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow » Subscribe to MS NOW’s We the People Newsletter for exclusive content from your favorite MS NOW anchors. Sign up now for free at https://ms.now/joinus MS NOW is the go-to destination for domestic and international breaking news, and best-in-class opinion journalism. For more context and news coverage of the most important storie
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