Coin World reported that on August 22 local time, according to Reuters, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Jeffrey Kluse, was dismissed. This move immediately sparked criticism from Congressional Democrats. The Vice Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Democratic Senator Mark Warner, stated that this decision is the latest example of the Trump administration "treating intelligence as a loyalty test rather than a national security safeguard," highlighting the political risks to the intelligence system. Kluse himself has not yet commented on his dismissal.