Her visit to Syria to meet with then-President Bashar Assad around the time of Trump’s first inauguration during the country’s bloody civil war stunned the Washington national security establishmen…
Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be director of National Intelligence, ight, meets with Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. National Politics |But the Democrat-turned-Republican Army National Reserve lieutenant colonel delivered a statement in which she reiterated her support for Trump’s America First approach to national security and a more limited U.S. military footprint overseas.
“I expect our Republican Senate is going to confirm all of President Trump’s nominees,” said Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., on social media. Ernst also had praise for Patel — “He shares my passion for shaking up federal agencies” — and for Gabbard. Her visit to Syria to meet with then-President Bashar Assad around the time of Trump’s first inauguration during the country’s bloody civil war stunned her former colleagues and the Washington national security establishment. The U.S. had severed diplomatic relations with Syria. Her visit was seen by some as legitimizing a brutal leader who was accused of war crimes.
Gabbard said, “It’s one of the many reasons why I appreciate President Trump’s leadership and his election, where he is fully committed, as he has said over and over, to bring about an end to wars.”
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