Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence, claimed during her Senate confirmation hearing she was placed on a secret domestic terror watch list after criticizing Kamala Harris and faced heated questions over her past statements on surveillance,
Senators questioned Gabbard about views seen as echoing Russia's justification of its war, criticism of US involvement in Syria and a 2017 meeting with Bashar al-Assad.
Tulsi Gabbard, a veteran and former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii, is set to face a skeptical Senate during her confirmation hearing Thursday for the role of director of national intelligence.
Tulsi Gabbard faced tough questions Thursday about past comments about Russia, Syria and government leaker Edward Snowden during a Senate confirmation hearing on her nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence service.
President Trump’s choice to serve as the director of national intelligence faced tough questions from senators in both parties.
Tulsi Gabbard fought back against what she called “smears,” declaring she is nobody’s “puppet” before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Former Democrat and military veteran Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence was grilled about her past remarks supporting government whistleblower Edward Snowden as well as her relationships with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syria's former dictator Bashar al-Assad.
Several of President Donald Trump's cabinet nominees faced tough questioning from Republicans and Democrats alike during hours-long confirmation hearings on Thursday.
It’s Gabbard’s comments, however, that have posed the biggest challenge to her confirmation. Gabbard has repeatedly echoed Russian propaganda used to justify the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine and criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a corrupt autocrat.
Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence — faces skepticism over past comments from Democrats and Republicans
Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump's pick for director of national intelligence, faces tough questions from senators on Russia, Syria and Edward Snowden.