Tulsi Gabbard Faces Doubts from Eight GOP Senators Over Intelligence Nomination

Dec 17, 2024, 11:23 PM

Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence, is facing skepticism from at least eight Republican senators, raising doubts about her confirmation. Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman, has been meeting with lawmakers, including seven senators, as part of a bipartisan push to garner support for her nomination. Concerns have been raised about her past meetings with Bashar al-Assad, the former Syrian dictator, following the collapse of his regime. The Trump transition team has reportedly expressed increasing concern over her chances of securing Senate approval, according to Reuters.