Senate confirms Tulsi Gabbard as Trump’s director of national intelligence – The Times of India

The Senate confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as the nation’s director of national intelligence on Tuesday (US time), the 14th member of US President Donald Trump‘s pick that has been selected. After the confirmation, Tesla CEO Elon Musk congratulated her. A National Guard lieutenant colonel with two Middle East deployments, Gabbard pursued the presidency in 2020. Despite…

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Tulsi Gabbard confirmation hearing: Trump’s pick backtracks on pardoning ‘brave’ Snowden – The Times of India

Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s choice to lead US intelligence, came under scrutiny during her Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday. Democratic Senator Mark Warner, pressed her on her past comments about Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor who leaked classified details of US surveillance programmes.Warner reminded Gabbard that she had previously called Snowden “brave” and questioned…

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