| According to a report by Politico, the US Senate on Monday voted with party lines to proceed with the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard for the Director of National Intelligence.
With the support of 52 Senate Republican, Gabbard is expected to be confirmed soon as the country’s top intelligence officer. Twenty -six Democrats opposed his nomination, and two senators were absent during the vote. The vote was held under a procedural rule called Cloter, which is often used for controversial cabinet nominees such as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. This rule allows debate for 30 hours before the final vote is done. Gabbard was first approved in a party-line vote by the Senate Intelligence Committee after a hot confirmation hearing at the end of January. Meanwhile, Senate Magority Leader John Theun said in a floor speech on Monday, “The intelligence community will have to go back to their main mission, collect intelligence information and provide a fair analysis of that information. This is the Tulsi Gabard It is committed to ensure what he is confirming. The final vote on Gabbard’s nomination is scheduled for the midnight of Tuesday, unless all senators agree to vote first. Subsequently, Senator Thyun said that Senate Robert F will proceed with a procedural vote on the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Junior, nominated by Trump for the post of Health and Human Services Secretary. Gabard, nominated for the post by US President Donald Trump, is a former Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel, Democratic Congress, and a 2020 presidential candidate who switched to the Republican Party last year. She mentions the tens of thousands of intelligence personnel several times, which she will see as members of “Deep State”. He also questioned the American intelligence conclusions over the use of pre -chemical weapons on his own people, and has echoed Kremlin’s ideas about the reason for the reasons for Russia’s launch in Ukraine. |
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