“Since he’s dumb enough to fall for politicized intelligence like the debunked Russia Hoax, I think we’re good not taking advice from him,” Gabbard’s deputy chief of staff Alexa Henning wrote on the social media platform X.

• Alexa Henning

BA Jounalism, University of Missouri (2013)

Employment History:

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (Jan. 2025-)

Deputy Chief of Staff

Pathway Public Affairs (Aug. 2024-Jan. 2025)

Senior Vice President

Arkansas Office of the Governor (Jan. 2023-Aug. 2024) Sarah Elizabeth Huckabee Sanders

Communications Director

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) (Nov. 2021-Jan. 2023)

Deputy Chief of Staff

Ron Johnson for Senate Inc. (Wisconsin) (2021-2022) Ronald Harold Johnson (Ron)

Senior Adviser

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) (March 2021-Nov. 2021)

Senior Communications Adviser

Donald J. Trump for President Inc. (July 2020-Nov. 2020) Donald John Trump

Media Affairs Director

White House (Jan. 2017-July 2020) Donald John Trump

Special Assistant to the President

Cruz for President (June 2015-May 2016) Rafael Edward Cruz (Ted)

Communications Coordinator

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) (May 2014-June 2015)

Press Assistant

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) (Sept. 2013-May 2014)

Staff Assistant

Can we please stop quoting these political hack staffers in response to actual elected officials?