Donald Trump was on the brink of firing Tulsi Gabbard, director of National Intelligence. But then Roger Stone, one of his longtime allies, intervened, according to a new report.

The president had grown frustrated with Gabbard after her March 18 congressional testimony, during which she stopped short of fully endorsing war with Iran, sources told Axios.

A day earlier, Joe Kent — Gabbard’s counterterrorism director and former chief of staff — resigned from his post in opposition to the war and claimed Trump had been duped into launching the attacks.

Soon afterwards, Trump “scolded” Gabbard and raised doubts about her loyalty, two sources said. Others downplayed his remarks, describing them as friendly and sarcastic.