The former House member and military member IS in deep trouble….
Her temperement and beliefs just aren’t even what Senate Republicans are comfirtable with to be the heqad of the US Intelligence Community…
Her thumbs down in the Senate WOULD generate negitive media for Trump…..
The White House faces a decision on how to move forward with director of national intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard — wait and see if any GOP senators publicly oppose her, or launch a pressure campaign like the one that helped Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth get confirmed.
A number of Republicans emerged from Gabbard’s confirmation hearing this week appearing concerned and unimpressed with her answers on Edward Snowden, government surveillance and her communication with foreign adversaries. But no GOP senator has said flat out they will oppose her nomination…
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Gabbard’s problems, by contrast, are almost exclusively policy-related. She was a Democrat for two decades and holds foreign policy views that differ from a number of Senate Republicans….
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Still, Republicans have been more open with their concerns about Gabbard following her committee hearing this week, where she appeared to do herself few favors.
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle pressed Gabbard about her previous support for pardoning Snowden for revealing classified information relating to global government surveillance programs. She wouldn’t say that Snowden is a “traitor” after being asked three times by GOP members, just that he broke the law.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) told Fox on Thursday he is worried about Gabbard’s nomination after talking to his Republican colleagues.
“I’m worried that her nomination may be in jeopardy,” Hawley said. “And I’m just worried about what that will mean.”
Gabbard can’t afford to lose any votes on the Intelligence Committee, which is divided between nine Republicans and eight Democrats….
image…Tulsi Gabbard appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday. Photo: Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty
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