Gabbard was an unconventional pick to oversee and coordinate the country's 18 different intelligence agencies, given her past comments sympathetic to Russia, a meeting she held with now-deposed Syrian President Bashar Assad and her previous support for government leaker Edward Snowden.
The Senate confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as Trump's director of national intelligence with a 52-48 vote, despite initial GOP skepticism over her past comments on Russia, Syria, and Edward Snowden.
The military veteran and former Democratic Congresswoman from Hawaii faced criticism that was initially bipartisan over comments sympathetic to Russia and her past support of government leaker Edward Snowden,
As a congresswoman, Gabbard had criticized the Biden administration, saying it helped provoke Russia into invading Ukraine by publicly considering adding Ukraine to NATO. She had also supported pardoning Edward Snowden,
Tulsi Gabbard, who was recently confirmed as director of national intelligence, faced tough questions during her Senate Intelligence Committee hearing. Senators focused on her past remarks about Russia,
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