Dems are turning up the heat on the Trump White House, slamming what they say is the blatant politicization of America’s spy network. The latest salvo came Thursday when leading Democrats from the House and Senate intelligence committees accused President Trump of gutting the nation’s intelligence institutions and putting political loyalty ahead of expertise.

Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, didn’t mince words in a fiery speech on the Senate floor. Warner alleged the Trump camp is systematically ousting skilled intelligence officials—including the ex-NSA boss—in favor of cronies, while slashing crucial funding. As a result, Warner warned, efforts to counter cyber attacks and foreign propaganda have been left in tatters, leaving the U.S. exposed to threats from rivals like Russia and China just as tensions hit a boiling point. “We’re witnessing the dismantling of protections that have kept our country safe for decades,” proclaimed Warner.

Meanwhile, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard tossed her own accusations back at previous administrations, saying they too played political games with intelligence. Gabbard pointed to the revocation of security clearances from 37 national security insiders this year as part of her bid to stamp out politicization.

In another twist, two Democratic representatives—Jim Himes from Connecticut and Joaquin Castro from Texas—fired off a letter to Gabbard on Thursday. The pair demanded to know if the Pentagon’s recent missile strikes on boats allegedly run by drug cartels have prompted U.S. allies to clam up. Recent news suggests that countries like Colombia, the Netherlands and the U.K. are dialing back intelligence-sharing with Washington, rattled by deadly operations that have reportedly left dozens dead. Critics say these strikes raise big questions about legality, due process and America’s global standing. Colombia’s president even took to social media, vowing intelligence sharing would be curbed unless the missile attacks stop.

“If our aggressive tactics make allies less willing to cooperate with our security agencies, we’re all in more danger,” Himes and Castro warned Gabbard plainly. Gabbard’s camp, for its part, deflected questions to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who insisted that relations with Britain and others remain rock solid—calling reports of a breakdown in intel sharing with London “totally false.”