Tulsi Gabbard as President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence—the latest controversial Trump cabinet pick to face Senate scrutiny as some Republicans have expressed unease about Gabbard’s controversial worldviews.
Vice President JD Vance said bureaucrats at U.S. intelligence services were “out of control” and he defended Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head those services, as the right person for the job.
Sir John Sawers raised concerns on Saturday about Gabbard's nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community.
Throughout her career, Gabbard has been ideologically hostile to the job she’s been selected for. She long opposed Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, whic
Kash Patel to run the FBI? He “probably has a big misstep that is hanging over his head, but ultimately, he is in relatively good shape,” the member said, referring to Patel’s past penchant for compiling enemies’ lists and openly discussing legal vengeance.
He cited Republicans' success pushing through another of Trump's more controversial nominees as reason to be bullish.
Donald Trump Jr. cautions Republican senators against voting against Tulsi Gabbard for DNI, ahead of a contentious confirmation hearing amid bipartisan concerns over her qualifications.
Tulsi Gabbard reported a net worth of $55 million to $127 million, her personal financial disclosure report shows.
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Notably, Gabbard questioned the US intelligence community’s assessments that Assad was behind a deadly chlorine gas attack the same year she met with the Syrian strongman, to which Trump said at the time: “There can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons.”
More Trump nominees with potentially rocky paths to confirmation face hearings in the Senate this week, including Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Kash Patel.
Photos document the moments leading up to Donald Trump being sworn in as the 47th U.S. president. TikTok will remain operational in the US for now after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to put a law banning the app on hold for at least 75 days.