Fox & Friends' Ainsley Earhardt suddenly trusts U.S. intelligence again

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Fox & Friends' Ainsley Earhardt has newfound confidence in U.S. intelligence now that it has set its crosshairs on Iran.

A U.S. airstrike killed Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani last week, raising questions of why America focused on the Quds Force leader even though his deadly track record has spanned decades. But Earhardt doesn't seem to think we should be questioning the U.S. government on this one, saying Monday "you just have to trust" them.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.