Washington – former representative of the American Hawaii. Tulsi Gabbard There will be another national intelligence director after the US Senate confirmed her nomination on Wednesday.
Gabbard – confirmed 52-48mainly along the party line – will now be responsible for the budget more than $ 100 billion and supervise 18 organizations and agencies throughout the intelligence community.
Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell was the only GOP senator who opposed Gabbard’s confirmation. He voted for the promotion of her office auction at the beginning of the week.
Every democratic and independent senator also opposed Gabbard on Wednesday.
The colonel in the American Army reserve conducted a failed democratic presidential campaign in 2020, and later joined the Republican Party.
She stood before the grave fears of the legislators of both sides of the nave about her efforts to act as the director of the national intelligence, but it was possible to ensure the support of every republican, except for McConnell.
Gabbard was plunged into several controversies, including her views on foreign policy, meetings in which she took part in the then Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and accusing of promoting Russian propaganda.
For her confirmation hearing At the end of January, Gabbard explained more of her earlier statements and actions and said that “she would try to end the politicization of the intelligence community.”
Gabbard was confirmed after a procedural vote on Monday, where she Advanced 52-46 in voting on the party line. North Karolina GOP Sen. Thom Tillis and Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman did not vote in Monday round.
Before voting for confirmation, the leader of the minority of the Senate Chuck Schumer from New York said on Wednesday on the floor of the Senate that every democrat opposes the “terrible” nomination of Gabbard “because we simply cannot, in a good conscience, trust our most classified secrets Russian propaganda and falls on conspiracy theories. “
Virginia Senator Mark Warner also spoke on the Senate floor, opposing Gabbard’s nomination before voting, saying that “she is deeply worried that she was lacking in qualifications or judgments” as a domestic intelligence director. Warner is the best democrat in the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Last updated 14:04, February 12, 2025
