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US Senate’s committee supports Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence

Trump nominated Gabbard to the post on November 13, 2024

WASHINGTON, February 5. /TASS/. The US Senate’s special committee on intelligence has recommended to approve President Donald Trump’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, leading US media reported.

According to reports by The Washington Post, Politico, CNN and others, Gabbard received enough support among members of the committee. This paves the way to a vote on her candidacy in the Senate. If approved by the Senate, Gabbard will take the oath of office.

Trump nominated Gabbard to the post on November 13, 2024.

Gabbard is known for her criticism of the previous US administration’s foreign policies with regard to Russia and Ukraine. She accused the administration of Joe Biden of trying to protract the Ukrainian conflict in an attempt to weaken Russia, and called for negotiations between the sides. In 2022 she said that all attempts to settle the Ukrainian crisis need to include Kiev’s territorial losses and its neutral status. She also emphasized the need for the US to participate in the peace process and criticized military aid to the Kiev government, which, in her opinion, only protracts the conflict.