Tulsi Gabbard Confirmed

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Tulsi Gabbard Confirmed

At The American Spectator, Ben Domenech wrote that Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation as Director of National Intelligence was secured with only opposition from Mitch McConnell. (Wait, he’s still here?)

However, Indiana Senator Todd Young imposed unprecedented and constitutionally questionable demands on Gabbard, such as requiring notification for all foreign travel. Domenech said these actions highlight a growing trend among some Senate Republicans, skeptical of Trump’s nominees, attempting to limit influence of Trump’s cabinet.

He wrote:

One senator’s chief of staff joked to me that the price of serving in an intelligence role is apparently now “wearing a LoJack”, while another top staffer for a different senator labeled the Indiana Republican “Todd ‘Nanny-Cam’ Young”.

Yet there is something serious about all of this — and it will almost certainly be tested in the coming months of the administration. Given the levels of suspicion and demands some Republican senators have regarding Trump’s contrarian cabinet — including Gabbard but also Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Kash Patel and potentially others — attempts to cordon off their ability to make sweeping change is absolutely something to expect from senators whose priorities align more with Trump’s critics than his supporters.