Toulsi Gabbard witnesses during its confirmation session before the Senate Intelligence Committee on January 30.
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The US Senate, former Hawaii Toulcy Gabbard, confirmed that the intelligence community as director of national intelligence, despite the initial doubts.
Gabbard was confirmed 52-48 on Wednesday after obtaining wide support from Republicans during the confirmation process.
In addition to criticism about her lack of experience in intelligence, Gabbard fought against concerns about her previous statements about authoritarian leaders, such as President of Syria, Bashar Al -Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Questions about her previous defense said about Edward Snowden, who leaked the secrets of the National Security Agency in 2013.
Al Senator Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. He was opposed to Gabbard and issued a statement after the vote, saying it “failed to prove that she was ready to take on this national confidence.”
He added, “The nation should not worry that the assessments of the intelligence that the president receives are contaminated by the Director of National Intelligence with a history of disturbing lapses in government.” Maconel The only Republican vote Against its confirmation.
Gabbard, a 43 -year -old US military expert who is in vain to the president democratically in 2020, will be responsible for the leadership of 18 intelligence agencies and the management of billions of dollars in the budget.
The majority leader of the Senate John Thun, Rurawi, Gabbard is called “Patriot” which “motivated service” In the room hall on Tuesday.
He said: “The intelligence community needs to re -focus on its basic mission, collect intelligence and provide an unbiased analysis of that information. This is what Toulcy Gabbard adheres to his guarantee.”