The cleaning crew has arrived in Washington, and boy, are they busy! President Trump’s administration is scrubbing away years of entrenched bureaucratic grime with industrial-strength determination. The halls of power are echoing with the sound of political elites frantically packing their briefcases as their access to America’s most sensitive secrets gets yanked faster than you can say “classified.”

Democrats who once feasted at the taxpayer-funded buffet are watching their corrupt gravy train screech to a halt. The days of failed presidential candidates and former officials casually browsing national security secrets from their Martha’s Vineyard vacation homes are officially over. And judging by the wailing and gnashing of teeth from the DC establishment, Trump’s housecleaning is hitting exactly where it hurts.

Gabbard’s Revenge Tour Begins

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard dropped a bombshell announcement that sent shockwaves through Washington’s political class. In a decisive move directed by President Trump himself, Gabbard has revoked security clearances for a who’s-who list of political adversaries.

From ‘The Blaze’:

“I have revoked former President Joe Biden’s security clearance, and revoked clearances and access to classified information for Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, Fiona Hill, and Alexander Vindman,” said Gabbard in a post on social media.

Gabbard, once a Democrat herself before becoming disillusioned with the party’s direction, seems to be taking particular satisfaction in pulling the classified information rug out from under her former colleagues. The move represents a stunning reversal of fortune for several political heavyweights who once wielded enormous influence in the corridors of power.

The Fallen: Who Lost Their Golden Tickets

The list of clearance casualties reads like a “Greatest Hits” album of Trump antagonists. Former presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris top the marquee – both women who once aspired to the Oval Office now find themselves on the outside looking in when it comes to national secrets.

But equal-opportunity accountability is clearly the order of the day, as Republican Trump critics Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger also saw their access privileges disappear. These former members of Congress, who served on the now-defunct January 6th committee and were censured by their own party in 2022, discovered that breaking ranks with Trump comes with consequences that extend beyond their political careers.

Rounding out the clearance-revoked club are Fiona Hill and Alexander Vindman, both of whom testified against Trump during his first impeachment trial. Hill, a former deputy assistant on Trump’s National Security Council Staff, and Vindman, who resigned as director of European Affairs for the United States National Security Council in February 2020, have been vocal critics of the Trump administration since their departures.

Draining the Swamp’s Deepest Puddles

The security clearance sweep represents more than just political payback – it addresses a long-standing concern among conservatives about why former officials continue to access classified information long after their government service ends. For years, the revolving door between government service and lucrative private sector consulting has relied on maintaining these clearances.

By cutting off this pipeline of privileged information, the Trump administration is taking concrete steps to reduce the influence of the administrative state and its beneficiaries. The message is clear: government service is just that – service to the country, not a lifetime backstage pass to national secrets that can be leveraged for personal gain.

For Kamala Harris in particular, the timing couldn’t be more pointed. After her decisive defeat by Trump in the 2024 election, reports suggest she’s eyeing a run for California governor once Gavin Newsom is termed out in 2026. She’ll now be making those plans without the prestige and information access that comes with a top-level security clearance.

The Trump administration has made it clear – the days of consequence-free opposition are over. As Americans watch this unfold, many are wondering who might be next to have their swamp privileges revoked.

Key Takeaways:

• Trump’s DNI Tulsi Gabbard stripped security clearances from top political opponents.
• Both Democrats (Clinton, Harris) and anti-Trump Republicans faced identical consequences.
• Former officials can no longer leverage classified access for personal or political gain.

Sources: The Blaze