Trump DNI choose Tulsi Gabbard clears final hurdle, heads for ultimate affirmation vote

President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Director of Nationwide Intelligence (DNI), Tulsi Gabbard, cleared her final procedural hurdle on Monday night, paving the best way for a ultimate affirmation vote later this week. 

The movement handed by a vote of 52-46, alongside social gathering traces. 

At one time thought-about maybe essentially the most weak of Trump’s picks, the previous Democratic congresswoman bought previous one other key vote, defeating the legislative filibuster’s threshold on nominations.

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Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s option to be the Director of Nationwide Intelligence, arrives to look earlier than the Senate Intelligence Committee for her affirmation listening to on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.  (AP)

The Monday vote’s final result was far more sure than that of her Senate Choose Committee on Intelligence vote final week, which trusted a handful of senators who had doubtlessly lingering issues. 

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Tom Cotton carried out a calculated effort to get Tulsi Gabbard previous the Intel committee. (Reuters/ Getty Photographs)

However Republicans signaled confidence in her affirmation within the full Senate, evidenced by their slating it whereas Vice President JD Vance is in Europe representing the U.S. at occasions and conferences, and isn’t round to interrupt a tie within the higher chamber. Vance notably needed to break a tie to substantiate Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth. 

The vote teed up a ultimate affirmation vote on Wednesday, as Democrats are anticipated to make use of all 30 hours of post-cloture time to debate, quite than reaching a time settlement with Republicans to expedite it. 

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Vice President JD Vance will attend an AI summit in Paris, a French official stated. (AP Photograph/Alex Brandon)

Gabbard superior out of the Senate Choose Committee on Intelligence final week, snagging the assist of essential GOP Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Todd Younger, R-Ind.

In a ultimate vote, Gabbard can solely lose 3 Republican votes, assuming she doesn’t get any Democratic assist, as was the case within the committee vote. 

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Sen. Younger got here out in assist of Gabbard hours earlier than the committee vote. (Reuters)

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Gabbard already has a bonus over Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth, as Collins helps her. The senator was notably one in all three votes in opposition to Hegseth.