She’s In! Tulsi Confirmed as DNI

By Breitbart. Lt. Col. Tulsi Gabbard was confirmed by the United States Senate as the next Director of National Intelligence (DNI) on Wednesday morning as President Donald Trump’s 14th cabinet victory since reentering office.

The former Democrat Hawaii congresswoman received a 52-48 vote, with Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell (KY) joining Democrats against her.

Shortly before the final vote, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he was “proud” to say that every single Democrat would vote against her, claiming she “echoes Russian propaganda.”

Sen. John Barasso (R-WY) was one of Gabbard’s most vocal supporters in the Senate, saying ahead of the vote that she has the necessary “experience to keep our nation safe and secure”:

Tulsi Gabbard has the experience to keep our nation safe and secure.

I look forward to voting to confirm her later today. pic.twitter.com/P41ijU0aCb

— Sen. John Barrasso (@SenJohnBarrasso) February 12, 2025

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Trump Lands Key Tulsi Gabbard Confirmation Following Uphill Senate Battle

By Fox News. President Donald Trump continued his successful Cabinet confirmation roll on Wednesday, with Tulsi Gabbard officially being approved by the Senate to become his director of national intelligence (DNI).

She became his 14th Cabinet confirmation following the 52-48 vote on Wednesday. The vote was party-line, with the exception of former GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who opposed Gabbard.

Despite an uphill battle before her first hurdle in the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the former Democratic representative managed to come back and get key Republicans to support her in her bid to oversee the nation’s intelligence agencies.

With the coordinated and persuasive assistance of Chairman Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Vice President JD Vance, crucial senators who had lingering concerns about Gabbard were convinced to back her in the crucial committee vote last week, including Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Todd Young, R-Ind.

Her success came despite the impassioned plea of Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., and Democrats, who all opposed Trump’s DNI pick. (Read more from “Trump Lands Key Tulsi Gabbard Confirmation Following Uphill Senate Battle” HERE)

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