The Senate confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence in a 52-48 vote Wednesday morning. Republican Senator Mitch McConnell (Kentucky) joined all Democrats in opposition. The position oversees and coordinates more than a dozen U.S. intelligence agencies, including the FBI and CIA.
During her confirmation hearing, Gabbard faced senators’ questions about her 2017 meeting with the then-president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, past statements on Russia and support for National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Gabbard is an Iraq War veteran and U.S. Army Reserve officer whose antiwar views are seen as sympathetic to Moscow. A former Democratic congresswoman who represented Hawaii from 2013 to 2021, she joined the Republican Party and endorsed Donald Trump for president last year.
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