President Donald Trump continued his successful cabinet checks on Wednesday, and Tarsi Gabbard was officially approved by the Senate by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI).
She was confirmed for his 14th cabinet following the vote on Wednesday 52-48. The vote was on the party line except that GOP Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) opposed Gabbard.
Despite the difficult fight before the first hurdle in the Senate Selection Committee on Intelligence Election, the former Democrat representative is back and will be the main player to help her oversee the country's Intelligence Election Agency He managed to win Republicans.
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Tulsi Gabbard's success was the Vice-Chairman, D-Va, who opposed Trump's DNI pick. , and was born despite the passionate pleas of Democrats. (Reuters)
R-Ark. and co-ordinated and persuasive support from important Senator Tom Cotton, who has long-standing concerns about Gabbard, has led her to support her last week in a vote on key committees, including Susan Collins, R. I was sure. -Maine, and Todd Young, R-ind.
Her success came despite the passionate pleas of all vice-chairmen, D-VAs and Democrats who opposed Trump's DNI pick.
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Tom Cotton made a calculated effort to pass the Inter Commission and win Tarsi Gabbard. (Reuters/Getty Images)
“We need an entire government, both in the intelligence reporting community and the government as a whole, ready to stand up to myopic attempts to attack employees at the expense of national security. Unfortunately, Gabbard I don't think Ms. is such a leader. She deserves to be the director of national intelligence through her dingots of experience and judgment,” he explained on the chamber's floor on Monday.
However, Warner failed to convince the Republicans, and Gabbard's nomination proceeded past the final obstacle on Monday evening. The vote was passed with a party line margin of 52-46.
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Tarshi Gabbard and whistleblower Edward Snowden (AP/Getty)
Gabbard's Senate comeback has been achieved despite concerns over past meetings with former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the previous FISA Section 702 stance, and past support for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. I did.
Trump announced DNI's Gabbard choice in November shortly after his election. “We are pleased to announce that former MP Lt. Col. Tarsi Gabbard will serve as Director of the National Intelligence Bureau (DNI),” he said in a statement at the time.
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Gabbard was chosen by Trump in November. (Kamil Kruzachinsky/AFP by Getty Images)
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“For over 20 years, Tarsi has fought for our country and for the freedom of all Americans. As a former candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, she has broad support in both parties. She Now I'm a proud Republican! I defined her illustrious career in our intelligence reporting community, defended constitutional rights, and secured peace through talshi!”
Gabbard, in particular, left the Democrats and later supported Trump in the 2024 election.
