The White House is reportedly weighing its options as Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence (DNI), faces skepticism from Senate Republicans following her confirmation hearing on Thursday.
As reported by The Hill, among the options being considered is whether to wait and see if any Republican senators publicly oppose Gabbard’s confirmation, or launch a pressure campaign like the one that helped Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth get over the hump.
The main sticking point for several GOP senators was Gabbard’s refusal to condemn Edward Snowden — the former NSA intelligence contractor and whistleblower who in 2013 leaked classified documents revealing the existence of global surveillance programs — as a “traitor.”
Snowden became a naturalized Russian citizen in 2022.
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