Washington — The Senate voted to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as the director of national intelligence Wednesday, ending weeks of skepticism surrounding her once-embattled confirmation and installing her as the leader of the U.S. intelligence community.
In a 52 to 48 vote, the Senate confirmed Gabbard's nomination, with one Republican — Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky — joining Democrats in opposing her. McConnell said that Gabbard "failed to demonstrate" that she was prepared for the role.
Gabbard was sworn in to the role during a ceremony at the White House later in the day, where President Trump said "there's nobody like her for this job." Gabbard said she looks forward to "being able to help fulfill that mandate that the American people delivered to you very clearly in this election, to refocus our intelligence community by empowering the great patriots who have chosen to serve our country."
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