In the aftermath of former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation hearing last Thursday, there were doubts expressed over whether she’d be able to win enough support from the nine Republicans on the Senate Intelligence Committee to advance her nomination for Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to a full floor vote.
Despite a strong showing during the hearing in the face of nasty treatment from several Democrats on the committee, some GOP Senators reportedly were conflicted about, among other things, a trip to Syria she took in 2017 and her refusal to refer to former NSA intelligence contractor/whistleblower/leaker Edward Snowden as a “traitor.”
Though he is not on the committee, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) – a Gabbard supporter – indicated during a Fox News interview after the hearing that he was “worried by what I hear from some of my Republican colleagues….
