### Gabbard Mulls Overhaul of President's Daily Brief for Trump

National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard is considering significant changes to the President's Daily Brief (PDB) to better align with President Donald Trump's preferred way of absorbing information, according to sources familiar with the discussions. Her aim is to enhance the president's trust in the intelligence he receives.

To tailor the PDB more to Trump's style, Gabbard has sought input from current and former intelligence officials. One idea under discussion is to create a video version of the PDB styled like a Fox News broadcast. At present, the PDB is a digital document containing a mix of written text, graphics, and images, designed to provide classified information to the president and key officials.

From his inauguration up to the current date, Trump has received the PDB only 14 times, averaging less than once a week. This contrasts sharply with previous presidents; Joe Biden received 90 PDBs and Barack Obama 63 in the same period during their first years in office. This infrequent engagement could reflect Trump's preference for less formal methods of information consumption and his ongoing mistrust of intelligence officials, stemming from accusations that they spied on his 2016 campaign. Despite any changes in format, however, the content of the PDB would remain unchanged.

Olivia Coleman, Press Secretary for the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), dismissed reports of these changes as "laughable, absurd, and flat-out false," while White House Spokesman Davis Ingle labeled the claims as "libelous garbage from unnamed sources." Both reaffirmed Trump's commitment to national security and continuous communication with his intelligence team.

The PDB has historically been tailored to fit the styles of different presidents. For Trump’s first term, it included less text and more graphics. Further changes discussed by Gabbard could involve incorporating animated maps and other visuals to suit Trump's preferences better.

Discussions also touched on focusing more on issues of particular interest to Trump, like economic and trade topics, rather than routine updates on matters like the war in Ukraine. This approach is not unprecedented; Biden's PDB, for instance, has included topics like gender and climate change.

As director of national intelligence, Gabbard oversees the PDB, traditionally compiled by a team at the CIA. Her discussions also include possibly moving the PDB preparation office closer to her own headquarters to streamline the process and strengthen her office’s role in intelligence presentation.

Questions about whether Gabbard might politicize intelligence have arisen, especially after alterations were requested on an assessment of a Venezuelan gang, which impacted Trump’s immigration policy. Congressional Democrats have expressed concerns over Gabbard’s attempts to control the flow of intelligence to the president.

These efforts to revamp the PDB show the ongoing challenges of aligning intelligence briefings with presidential preferences while maintaining the integrity and core content of vital national security information.