US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he had chosen Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence. Tulsi Gabbard, 43, a staunch critic of the Biden administration and former Democratic representative, will take office after Republican President-elect Trump begins his second term in January.
Gabbard, who left the Democratic Party to become an independent in 2022, was also seen as a possible Trump vice presidential candidate. She will now replace Avril Haynes and become the top US intelligence officer. Gabbard’s appointment is expected to pass without major difficulties in the Senate, where Trump’s Republican allies will have at least a 52-48 seat majority next year. Trump said in a statement: “I am confident that Tulsi will also bring her courageous nature to our intelligence community, protecting our constitutional rights and promoting peace through power.”
Gabbard does not have much experience in the intelligence field and was not expected to be selected for the position; However, he served as a Major in the Hawaii National Guard in Iraq from 2004-2005 and is now in the US Army Reserve. I am a Lieutenant Colonel. In 2020, he ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, which was later won by Joe Biden, and later endorsed Biden. After leaving the Democratic Party, Gabbard became an increasingly vocal critic of the Biden administration and frequently appeared on conservative radio and television shows, where she gained popularity by supporting isolationist policies and opposing “wokeness.”
