Gabbard had her confirmation hearing on Thursday as senators questioned her on her alliances and controversies.
Trump’s nominee for director of intelligence said, under oath, that she was not aware “until today” that a prominent cleric she met in Syria threatened to unleash suicide bombers in the United States.
Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump's nominee to serve as the director of national intelligence, answered a question about why she repeated "Russian talking points" about the U.S. supporting al-Qaeda, while opposing U.
Tulsi Gabbard faced tough questions Thursday about past comments about Russia, Syria and government leaker Edward Snowden during a Senate confirmation hearing on her nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence service.
It’s Gabbard’s comments, however, that have posed the biggest challenge to her confirmation. Gabbard has repeatedly echoed Russian propaganda used to justify the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine and criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a corrupt autocrat.
President Trump’s choice to serve as the director of national intelligence faced tough questions from senators in both parties.
DNI nominee Tulsi Gabbard slammed claims that she is puppet of President Donald Trump or Russia's Vladimir Putin in her opening remarks before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Most Democrats and even some Republicans seemed uneasy with Tulsi Gabbard and her answers to their questions during her confirmation hearing with the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Tulsi Gabbard, nominated by Trump for Director of National Intelligence, accuses Democrats of religious intolerance against Hindus. Gabbard defends her loyalty to the US Constitution and rebukes claims of being influenced by global leaders like Modi and Putin.
An enemies list. President Donald Trump' s most controversial Cabinet nominees — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel — flooded the zone Thursday in back-to-back-to-back confirmation hearings that were like nothing the Senate has seen in modern memory.
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), the Vice-Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, broke the news to MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell that he will vote against Donald Trump’s controversial DNI pick Tulsi Gabbard after a contentious confirmation hearing.