Trump Names Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump Names Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: Donald Trump on Wednesday named former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, who has opposed US support for Ukraine and met Syria's president Bashar al-Assad, as his incoming Director of National Intelligence. The Republican president-elect said Gabbard, a veteran and one-time Democratic White House contender, would "bring the fearless spirit that has defined her illustrious career to our intelligence community." Gabbard made false claims in 2022 about there being US- She demanded US military withdrawal from Iraq and Syria during her 2020 presidential run. In 2019, Hillary Clinton said that Russia was grooming a US Democratic candidate for a third-party run, in comments that were apparently directed at Gabbard -- and strongly rejected by her.

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Tulsi Gabbard's uphill battle to win confirmation as the nation's top intel chief
6 days, 22 hours ago

Tulsi Gabbard's uphill battle to win confirmation as the nation's top intel chief

NPR  

Tulsi Gabbard's uphill battle to win confirmation as the nation's top intel chief Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democrat who joined the Republican party this year, is facing an uphill battle to win Senate confirmation as country's top intel chief. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Senators have spent the past several weeks meeting with President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks that include some more …

7 Times Tulsi Gabbard Went To Bat In Congress For Now-Deposed Syrian Dictator Bashar Assad
1 week, 2 days ago

7 Times Tulsi Gabbard Went To Bat In Congress For Now-Deposed Syrian Dictator Bashar Assad

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The apparent sympathy that Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic representative and GOP President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for national intelligence director, has expressed for now-deposed Syrian President Bashar Assad continues to trail her as she tries to round up support among senators for her confirmation. Here are some of the things Gabbard had said on the floor of …

I asked Republicans about Tulsi Gabbard’s remarks on Syria. This is what they said
1 week, 5 days ago

I asked Republicans about Tulsi Gabbard’s remarks on Syria. This is what they said

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She also spread the conspiratorial idea that “biolabs” funded by the United States across …

Tulsi Gabbard’s Pro-Putin Views Alarm Intel Experts – But They Mirror Trump’s
1 week, 6 days ago

Tulsi Gabbard’s Pro-Putin Views Alarm Intel Experts – But They Mirror Trump’s

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Critics worried about potential intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard’s praise for foreign adversaries likely have an insurmountable problem: a soon-to-be commander in chief who shares the same and even more extreme views. “Some of these claims of her ties to these adversaries like Russia and Syria, there’s got to be both knowledge and explanation of that.” …

Trump's controversial picks Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard visit Senate for support
1 week, 6 days ago

Trump's controversial picks Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard visit Senate for support

India Today  

Two of President-elect Donald Trump's most controversial nominees, Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard, sought support from US senators on Monday, but it remained uncertain whether they would get the near-unanimous Republican backing they will need to win confirmation. Former Fox News personality Hegseth held a second meeting with Senator Joni Ernst, a combat veteran and sexual assault survivor seen as …

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for intel chief, faces questions on Capitol Hill amid Syria fallout
1 week, 6 days ago

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for intel chief, faces questions on Capitol Hill amid Syria fallout

LA Times  

Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be director of National Intelligence, stands for photos with Sen. Mike Rounds at the Capitol. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for intelligence chief, Tulsi Gabbard, faced fresh scrutiny on Capitol Hill about her proximity to Russian ally Syria amid the sudden fall of that country’s hard-line leader. Showing that concern, nearly 100 former senior …

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for intel chief, faces questions on Capitol Hill amid Syria fallout
1 week, 6 days ago

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for intel chief, faces questions on Capitol Hill amid Syria fallout

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for intelligence chief, Tulsi Gabbard, faced fresh scrutiny Monday on Capitol Hill about her proximity to Russian-ally Syria amid the sudden collapse of that country’s hardline Assad rule. I won’t stand for it.” One widely watched Republican, Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, herself a former Army National Guard lieutenant colonel and sexual assault survivor …

Adam Kinzinger jokes that Tulsi Gabbard could provide ‘safe harbor’ to Assad in her home
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Adam Kinzinger jokes that Tulsi Gabbard could provide ‘safe harbor’ to Assad in her home

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ex-Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger joked that Tulsi Gabbard could offer …

'They are great friends': Speculation swirls over Gabbard as Syria's Assad is under threat
2 weeks, 1 day ago

'They are great friends': Speculation swirls over Gabbard as Syria's Assad is under threat

Raw Story  

Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's pick to head U.S. intelligence departments, became the subject of jokes and speculation as violence in Syria escalated. Former Republican lawmaker and Trump critic Adam Kinzinger said, "Wonder if will offer Assad safe harbor at her house?" In a separate post, Kinzinger said, "Remember, Tulsi Gabbard claimed Assad didn't use chemical weapons, it was 'the rebels.' …

Former officials urge closed-door Senate hearings on Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for intel chief
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Former officials urge closed-door Senate hearings on Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for intel chief

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Nearly 100 former senior U.S. diplomats and intelligence and national security officials have urged Senate leaders to schedule closed-door hearings to allow for a full review of the government’s files on former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s pick to be national intelligence director. The former officials, who served in both Democratic and Republican administrations, said they were “alarmed” …

'The Russian playbook': Ex-Tulsi Gabbard aides spill dirt on alleged pro-Kremlin rhetoric
2 weeks, 4 days ago

'The Russian playbook': Ex-Tulsi Gabbard aides spill dirt on alleged pro-Kremlin rhetoric

Raw Story  

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who was chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to be his director of national intelligence, has drawn criticism for purported peddling of Russian talking points about the war in Ukraine. Now some former Gabbard aides have told ABC News that they don't believe that Gabbard is a Russian intelligence asset -- rather, they believe that she has …

Former officials urge closed-door Senate hearings on Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for intel chief
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Former officials urge closed-door Senate hearings on Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for intel chief

Politico  

Avril Haines, the current director of national intelligence, when asked Thursday whether intelligence sharing with allies could be in jeopardy under the next administration, cited the importance of those relationships and noted the strong bipartisan support for them in Congress. “I certainly hope that will continue.” Among those who signed the letter to Senate leaders were former Deputy Secretary of …

Letters to the Editor: Is Trump actually vetting his Cabinet nominees?
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Letters to the Editor: Is Trump actually vetting his Cabinet nominees?

LA Times  

Tulsi Gabbard speaks at a Trump campaign rally in Pittsburgh on Nov. 4. To the editor: Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to oversee the nation’s 18 intelligence agencies is typical of President-elect Donald Trump’s lackadaisical approach to governing. Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, nominated for attorney general, and Chad Chronister, picked to head the Drug Enforcement Administration, have withdrawn. To the …

Column: Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence czar? The Trump Cabinet pick most likely to fail
3 weeks ago

Column: Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence czar? The Trump Cabinet pick most likely to fail

LA Times  

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, shown at a Trump campaign rally, has amplifed Russian disinformation and warned of “rogue intelligence and law enforcement agents.” She’s Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, formerly the GOP’s second-ranking Senate leader, gave a speech praising most of Trump’s national security nominees by name — but left …

GOP senators need to 'find a backbone' when it comes to Trump's Cabinet nominees: lawmaker
3 weeks, 6 days ago

GOP senators need to 'find a backbone' when it comes to Trump's Cabinet nominees: lawmaker

Raw Story  

Rep. Pat Ryan issued a dire warning to CNN's Alex Marquardt about the dangers of confirming Tulsi Gabbard as Donald Trump's director of national intelligence — and urged Senate Republicans to step up and do what's right. "I want to ask you about another national security pick, Tulsi Gabbard, former Democrat, former Democrat from the House, a very unorthodox choice …

GOP senator: Tulsi Gabbard was only 'compromised for a second' in Syria
4 weeks ago

GOP senator: Tulsi Gabbard was only 'compromised for a second' in Syria

Raw Story  

Sen. Markwayne Mullin revealed that former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard doesn't yet have enough Republican votes to be confirmed as President-elect Donald Trump's director of national intelligence. During a Monday interview with right-wing podcaster Charlie Kirk, Mullin said that Gabbard faced an uphill battle in the Senate because she was "compromised for a second" while traveling to meet Syrian President Bashar …

'Putin and Assad got their pick': Ex-Pence aide despairs over Trump's Cabinet picks
4 weeks ago

'Putin and Assad got their pick': Ex-Pence aide despairs over Trump's Cabinet picks

Raw Story  

A former chief of staff to former Vice President Mike Pence attacked one of Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet as being the dream candidate for authoritarian leaders. Marc Short told MSNBC that there are several Cabinet appointees that conservatives are excited about, but former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who became an independent in 2022, isn't one of them. Trump …

Why Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's intelligence pick, may find it difficult to get confirmed in US Senate
4 weeks ago

Why Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's intelligence pick, may find it difficult to get confirmed in US Senate

Firstpost  

Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic Congresswoman from Hawaii, has a long history of making statements that are both controversial and sympathetic to the United States’ enemies particularly Syria and Russia. “Gabbard, like Gaetz, is like a hand grenade ready to explode,” former Trump national security adviser John Bolton said “Republicans who throw themselves on those grenades for Donald Trump are …

'Way too much out there': CNN panel predicts next Trump Cabinet pick to crash and burn
4 weeks ago

'Way too much out there': CNN panel predicts next Trump Cabinet pick to crash and burn

Raw Story  

Now that former Rep. Matt Gaetz is out of the running to be the next attorney general of the United States, more attention is being paid to other controversial Trump nominees. A panel on CNN on Monday predicted that the next most difficult Trump nominee to confirm after Gaetz would be former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who has been nominated …

Republicans push back against Democrats’ claims that Trump intelligence pick Gabbard is compromised
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Republicans push back against Democrats’ claims that Trump intelligence pick Gabbard is compromised

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Republican senators pushed back on Sunday against criticism from Democrats that Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s pick to lead U.S. intelligence services, is “compromised” by her comments supportive of Russia and secret meetings, as a congresswoman, with Syria’s president, a close ally of the Kremlin and Iran. “I think she’s compromised,” Duckworth said on CNN’s “State of …

GOP Senator Sees Many Questions for Trump’s Intelligence Pick
4 weeks, 1 day ago

GOP Senator Sees Many Questions for Trump’s Intelligence Pick

Live Mint  

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the US intelligence community is likely to face tough questions during confirmation hearings, including over her meeting with Syria’s leader, Republican Senator James Lankford said. Several of president-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees have faced scrutiny — notably now-former Representative Matt Gaetz, who dropped out as nominee for attorney general after bipartisan concern over sexual …

Republicans lash out at claims that Trump intelligence pick Tulsi Gabbard is ‘compromised’
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Republicans lash out at claims that Trump intelligence pick Tulsi Gabbard is ‘compromised’

LA Times  

Republican senators pushed back on Sunday against criticism from Democrats that Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s pick to lead U.S. intelligence services, is “compromised” by her comments supportive of Russia and secret meetings, as a congresswoman, with Syria’s president, a close ally of the Kremlin and Iran. “I think she’s compromised,” Duckworth said on CNN’s “State of the Union,” citing Gabbard’s …

The Hindu profiles on Tulsi Gabbard’s political journey
1 month ago

The Hindu profiles on Tulsi Gabbard’s political journey

The Hindu  

“He’s essentially pimping out our men and women in uniform to a foreign power who’s the highest bidder. The New Yorker once quoted her as saying “If our troops are sent to fight a war, it must be the last option.” Not the first.” One such ‘intervention’ Ms. Gabbard once decried was Mr. Trump’s push for escalating the war in …

Nikki Haley calls Tulsi Gabbard a ‘Russian sympathizer’ and rips Kennedy Jr. for lack of healthcare expertise
1 month ago

Nikki Haley calls Tulsi Gabbard a ‘Russian sympathizer’ and rips Kennedy Jr. for lack of healthcare expertise

Live Mint  

Nikki Haley, the former US Ambassador to the United Nations, has sharply criticized President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to nominate Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for their cabinet positions in his upcoming administration. Haley’s criticism of Tulsi Gabbard On her SiriusXM show, Nikki Haley Live, Nikki Haley launched a criticism of Tulsi Gabbard, who has been nominated to serve …

Trump warned by GOP senator that Tulsi Gabbard faces a hard road to confirmation
1 month ago

Trump warned by GOP senator that Tulsi Gabbard faces a hard road to confirmation

Raw Story  

Now that scandal-plagued ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz has stepped aside as Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, Republicans are sending out signals that his other cabinet nominees will be receiving increased scrutiny after the "botched" selection. In a report from the Wall Street Journal, there is evidence that GOP lawmakers –– particularly those in the Senate who will have a …

How Tulsi Gabbard as US 'intel tsar' is a right pick for India and the world
1 month ago

How Tulsi Gabbard as US 'intel tsar' is a right pick for India and the world

Firstpost  

Gabbard, a former Democrat, has been critical of Biden and his administration, accusing her former party of being controlled by an 'elitist cabal of warmongers' and pushing 'woke' ideologies. Personal Life and Faith: A Practicing Hindu in US Politics Born in American Samoa in 1981 and raised in Hawaii, Tulsi Gabbard’s upbringing was a blend of cultural and spiritual influences. …

'Useful idiot': Republican slapped down for trying to dismiss latest Cabinet attack
1 month ago

'Useful idiot': Republican slapped down for trying to dismiss latest Cabinet attack

Raw Story  

CNN viewers learned how to say "useful idiot" in Russian Thursday as a Republican tried to defend a controversial Cabinet pick by the president-elect — and a Democratic strategist slapped back. Haley Wednesday on her Sirius XM radio show said she found Gabbard's expressed support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to be "disgusting" considering he is accused of deploying chemical …

Tulsi Gabbard Trump nomination: Putin must be thrilled. He's not the only one.
1 month ago

Tulsi Gabbard Trump nomination: Putin must be thrilled. He's not the only one.

Slate  

Tulsi Gabbard’s pro-Russia political bent has been the cause of much alarm in the intelligence community ever since President-elect Donald Trump chose her to be his director of national intelligence. Gabbard heeded these groups’ foreign-policy asks in Congress even before she’d ever made a trip to India, or met Modi for herself: She opposed a 2013 bipartisan congressional resolution that …

Nikki Haley Scorches Trump Pick Tulsi Gabbard Over Her 'Disgusting' 2017 Photo-Op
1 month ago

Nikki Haley Scorches Trump Pick Tulsi Gabbard Over Her 'Disgusting' 2017 Photo-Op

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING “He was massacring his own people. She said she was skeptical that he was behind the chemical weapons attacks,” said Haley of Gabbard on her SiriusXM show. “Now, this to me, is disgusting.” Haley, who served as United Nations ambassador under Trump, pointed to a 2017 speech she gave where she held up pictures of Syrian children …

'Not a place for Russia, China sympathiser': Nikki Haley on Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chief
1 month ago

'Not a place for Russia, China sympathiser': Nikki Haley on Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chief

Firstpost  

Former US diplomat Nikki Haley has slammed President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of pro-Russia politician Tulsi Gabbard as the Director of National Intelligence Former South Carolina Governor and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has slammed the selection of pro-Russia former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard as the intelligence chief in the incoming Trump administration. Flagging Gabbard’s yearslong parroting of Russian propaganda and softness for …

Nikki Haley is unhappy with Trump for appointing Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr. to cabinet
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1 month ago

Nikki Haley is unhappy with Trump for appointing Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr. to cabinet

Hindustan Times  

Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley strongly opposed President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to appoint former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to his Cabinet. On her SiriusXM show, Nikki Haley Live, Haley criticized Gabbard’s foreign policy positions, particularly her controversial remarks regarding Russia’s war on Ukraine and her support for pardoning Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who leaked classified …

'Real concern': Foreign officials sending warnings to Trump about boycott on intel sharing
1 month ago

'Real concern': Foreign officials sending warnings to Trump about boycott on intel sharing

Raw Story  

On Wednesday morning, MSNBC's Jonathan Lemire reported that current and former domestic and foreign intel officials are expressing extreme alarm over the nomination by Donald Trump about his choice of former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as his Director of National Intelligence. Following a discussion on other problematic nominees, including ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz and Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, Lemire stated there …

Gabbard’s sympathetic views toward Russia cause alarm as Trump’s pick to lead intelligence services
1 month ago

Gabbard’s sympathetic views toward Russia cause alarm as Trump’s pick to lead intelligence services

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. intelligence services, in 2022 endorsed one of Russia’s main justifications for invading Ukraine: the existence of dozens of U.S.-funded biolabs working on some of the world’s nastiest pathogens. Gabbard’s past comments supportive of Russia — as well as secret meetings with Syria’s president, a close ally of Russia …

Gabbard’s sympathetic views toward Russia cause alarm as Trump’s pick to lead intelligence services
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1 month ago

Gabbard’s sympathetic views toward Russia cause alarm as Trump’s pick to lead intelligence services

LA Times  

Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. intelligence services, in 2022 endorsed one of Russia’s main justifications for invading Ukraine: the existence of dozens of U.S.-funded biolabs working on some of the world’s nastiest pathogens. Gabbard’s past comments supportive of Russia — as well as secret meetings with Syria’s president, a close ally of Russia and Iran …

'Traitorous': Intelligence community fears Trump intelligence pick will work for Russians
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1 month, 1 week ago

'Traitorous': Intelligence community fears Trump intelligence pick will work for Russians

Raw Story  

Don't get distracted by President-elect Donald Trump's decision to choose for his team a Fox News anchor who thinks germs aren't real because he can't see them, a vaccine-denier who confessed to Roseanne Barr that he once staged a bear cub crime scene, and a Florida man subjected to a federal probe over accusations he had sex with a minor …

US allies alarmed by Trump's nomination of pro-Russia Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chief: Reports
1 month, 1 week ago

US allies alarmed by Trump's nomination of pro-Russia Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chief: Reports

Firstpost  

As US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated pro-Russia Tulsi Gabbard to be the Director of National Intelligence, allies are alarmed that the US top intelligence official would be supportive of their principal adversary over them, according to reports Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump and Former US Representative Tulsi Gabbard gesture as they attend a town hall …

Tulsi Gabbard questioned US Intelligence. Now she is Trump’s pick for top Intelligence role.
1 month, 1 week ago

Tulsi Gabbard questioned US Intelligence. Now she is Trump’s pick for top Intelligence role.

Live Mint  

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead powerful U.S. spy agencies has often seemed to embrace Washington’s adversaries and questioned key American intelligence judgments, raising alarm among veteran intelligence officials and the wider national security establishment. If confirmed as director of National Intelligence, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii would hold a post whose extensive powers include briefing the president on …

Donald Trump Cabinet: Who has been picked so far by US President-elect | Check full list
1 month, 1 week ago

Donald Trump Cabinet: Who has been picked so far by US President-elect | Check full list

Hindustan Times  

US President-elect Donald Trump is filling key positions in his second administration, shaping it quite differently from his first, with a focus on loyalists for top roles. “I look forward to John being the first person ever to serve in both of our Nation’s highest Intelligence positions,” Trump said in a statement, calling him a “fearless fighter for the Constitutional …

Antiwar Tulsi Gabbard is making a 'grave mistake' by teaming up with Trump: Ex-congressman
1 month, 1 week ago

Antiwar Tulsi Gabbard is making a 'grave mistake' by teaming up with Trump: Ex-congressman

Raw Story  

Former Rep. Max Rose, who considers Tulsi Gabbard a "friend" from when they served together in Congress, raised the alarm in a column for MSNBC that in accepting Donald Trump's nomination to be director of national intelligence, would be making a "grave mistake." Specifically, Rose wrote, Gabbard — whose nomination triggered immediate criticism from experts for her lack of qualifications …

'This Is Pretty Bad': National Security Expert Sounds Alarm On Tulsi Gabbard
1 month, 1 week ago

'This Is Pretty Bad': National Security Expert Sounds Alarm On Tulsi Gabbard

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A national security expert unpacked some of the “really concerning” ramifications of Donald Trump’s decision to nominate former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as his director of national intelligence. Obviously, this is a critically important job for the United States for keeping us safe,” Jamie Metzl, who served on the National Security Council and State Department in the Clinton …

Who is Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s Hindu pick for US intelligence head?
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1 month, 1 week ago

Who is Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s Hindu pick for US intelligence head?

Firstpost  

US President-elect Donald Trump has picked Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democrat and the first Hindu in the US Congress, as his new director of national intelligence. AFP President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic Congresswoman and the first Hindu in the US Congress, as his new director of national intelligence. In a statement on Wednesday, Trump described …

Who is Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick for Director of National Intelligence
1 month, 1 week ago

Who is Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick for Director of National Intelligence

Deccan Chronicle  

Tulsi Gabbard has questioned the credibility of US intelligence and denounced successive presidents, including Donald Trump, over military interventions.Now she has been asked to serve by Trump -- and lead US intelligence.Like few others in US politics, Gabbard defies simple party categorization -- a war veteran who denounces war, a Democrat turned Republican, a vegan climate activist who denounces liberal …

'Stunningly unqualified': Expert urges Senate to reject Trump's spymaster pick
1 month, 1 week ago

'Stunningly unqualified': Expert urges Senate to reject Trump's spymaster pick

Raw Story  

Anti-Trump conservative and former Naval War College professor Tom Nichols urged the Senate to reject Donald Trump's pick of former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence in a scathing article for The Atlantic. In addition to promoting conspiracy theories about the Syrian government's attacks on civilians, Gabbard has largely embraced Russian propaganda about the Ukraine war, blaming …

Trump picks former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence
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1 month, 1 week ago

Trump picks former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence

Firstpost  

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he would nominate Democratic Lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard as the next Director of National Intelligence. In the past, Gabbard has slammed the Biden administration’s handling of global conflicts President-elect Donald Trump stirred headlines once again after he announced that he would nominate former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard as the US Director of National Intelligence …

Trump picks Tulsi Gabbard, Iraq veteran who called Democrats ‘elitist warmongers,’ as intelligence director
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump picks Tulsi Gabbard, Iraq veteran who called Democrats ‘elitist warmongers,’ as intelligence director

Live Mint  

US President-elect Donald J Trump has selected Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman turned Republican, as the new director of national intelligence. Tulsi Gabbard left the Democratic Party in 2022 to become an independent, saying at the time that Democrats were an “elitist cabal of warmongers driven by cowardly wokeness,” before joining the Republican Party this October. Tulsi Gabbard has …

Who is Tulsi Gabbard? First Hindu Congresswoman appointed by Donald Trump as US intelligence director
1 month, 1 week ago

Who is Tulsi Gabbard? First Hindu Congresswoman appointed by Donald Trump as US intelligence director

Hindustan Times  

US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday appointed former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard as the Director of National Intelligence under his administration. Donald Trump described Tulsi Gabbard as a “proud Republican” who can bring her “fearless spirit” into the intelligence community. Donald Trump and Tulsi Gabbard "As a former Candidate for the Democrat Presidential Nomination, she has broad support in both Parties …

Alarm spreads over Trump's pick of Tulsi Gabbard to lead the US intelligence community
1 month, 1 week ago

Alarm spreads over Trump's pick of Tulsi Gabbard to lead the US intelligence community

Salon  

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, has been picked by President-elect Donald Trump to oversee the U.S. intelligence community. While Trump had long been expected to pick an "outsider" for the role of national intelligence director, some elected officials were still caught off-guard by the selection of someone who has no formal intelligence experience. In a statement announcing her selection, Trump …

Who is Tulsi Gabbard, first US Hindu lawmaker named as Trump's spy chief?
1 month, 1 week ago

Who is Tulsi Gabbard, first US Hindu lawmaker named as Trump's spy chief?

India Today  

US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday picked former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard as the Director of National Intelligence. With this announcement, Tulsi Gabbard will be the first Hindu Congresswomen who will sit atop the US spy agencies and will act as Trump's intelligence advisor. On his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump said that Tulsi Gabbard is a “proud Republican” who …

Trump picks ex-Democrat Tulsi Gabbard to be Director of National Intelligence
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump picks ex-Democrat Tulsi Gabbard to be Director of National Intelligence

India Today  

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday he has chosen Tulsi Gabbard, a 43-year-old former Democratic representative and critic of the Biden administration, as his director of national intelligence. Gabbard, who left the Democratic Party in 2022 to become an independent and was considered a possible candidate to become Trump's running mate, would take over from Avril Haines as the …

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