Washington – former US representative. Tulsi Gabard On Tuesday there was one step further on Tuesday to act as the next director of the National Secret Service after a US Senate committee led her nomination to the Senate.
Bombard, who stood under President Donald Trump’s most controversial cabinet candidate, managed to get enough voices in the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to promote their nomination with 9: 8.
The Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Reserve was after a number of controversies, including her foreign policy views and meetings, in which she took part with the then Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.
But Gabard provided more clarity for some of their past statements and actions before the Senate’s secret service panel in the past week and described her vision of “ending the politicization of the secret service group” if it was confirmed.
The committee on Tuesday was by no means guaranteed by Gabbard’s confirmation, but the result brought them closer to secure the position that was responsible for monitoring the huge secret service group.
This community, which consists of 18 agencies and organizations, has a budget of more than $ 100 billion.
Bombard, who is now a Republican, but carried out an unsuccessful democratic presidential campaign in 2020, managed to win the support of senators for the panel, the skepticism of their nomination, including Gop Susan Collins from Maine, and Todd Young from Indiana, have pronounced.
Collins said that on Monday Gabbard addressed her concerns With regard to the candidate’s views on Edward Snowden – a former contractor of the National Security Agency who has leaked classified information on monitoring efforts.
During the confirmation of last week, Gabard took heat because he had refused to call Snowden as a traitor.
However, Collins managed to say gabbard that she would not support a pardon for Snowden if it was confirmed.
Gabard also received the support from Young, which on Tuesday on Tuesday Publish on social media Supported the candidate when he informed a letter she wrote to the Republican of Indiana, in which she would implement several obligations that she will do if it has been confirmed.
Last updated at 3:38 p.m., February 4, 2025
