Tulsi Gabbard Confirmed by Senate as Trump’s Director of National Intelligence
Tulsi Gabbard Confirmed by Senate as Trump’s Director of National Intelligence
www.nytimes.com Gabbard Sworn In as Top Intelligence Official
The Senate voted 52 to 48 to confirm her earlier in the day. The success of one of President Trump’s more divisive cabinet candidates shows his domination over the Republican Senate.
Democrats remained united against her. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader, said Ms. Gabbard was not qualified. He said that in a secret vote, she would have received little Republican support. He said he was troubled by her “long record of weakness” against Russia.
“We simply cannot in good conscience trust our most classified secrets to someone who echoes Russian propaganda and falls for conspiracy theories,” Mr. Schumer said.