Trump Picks Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence
Gabbard left the Democrats after 2020 and became a Republican this year.
President-elect Donald Trump chose former Hawaii Rep. Lt. Colonel Tulsi Gabbard as his Director of National Intelligence (DNI).
“For over two decades, Tulsi has fought for our Country and the Freedoms of all Americans,” said Trump. “As a former Candidate for the Democrat Presidential Nomination, she has broad support in both Parties – She is now a proud Republican! I know Tulsi will bring the fearless spirit that has defined her illustrious career to our Intelligence Community, championing our Constitutional Rights, and securing Peace through Strength. Tulsi will make us all proud!”
Gabbard gained national attention when she took down then-Sen. Kamala Harris in a 2020 Democratic primary debate.
Joe Biden has endorsed Kamala Harris to be the presidential nominee
Kamala went from being the first Democrat eliminated in the 2020 primaries after Tulsi Gabbard wrecked her on the debate stage to being the Vice President and now being the potential presidential nominee pic.twitter.com/dIiNPDsl1j
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Sounds good.
This is an eff you to DC establishment who somehow put Gabbard on the ‘watch list’ which she discovered while going through the airport. I like it, would have preferred her as Sec.Def with Kash Patel as DNI but I’ll take it.
How much you want to bet she is going to quickly get to the bottom of that watch list and the people in charge of it are already packing their bags.
Should have been Ric Grenell
IMO Grenell should have been Sec State nominee instead of Rubio.
Another unforced Trump error. It should have been Ric Grenell.
Your endorsement is a black eye for Grenell, though I am shure he will do fine in spite of this.
What? Because JR says so? What a narcissist twatwaffle you are.
No, silly, because gonzo said so and JR has zero clue!
Fool.
Clearly this was the right move if junior doesn’t like it.
I hope he’ll be included n some capacity.
Where is Ric? That would have been a good post for him. I hope Trump nominates him for something.
2028 Republican Presidential Ticket
President: JD Vance
VP: Tulsi Gabbard
No, sorry. Not yet, anyway.
This is actually not a bad position for Tulsi. It can make use of her talents without involving any of her poor attitude towards civilian gun ownership.
That has changed. Recently she’s participated in some “run and gun” events. Conversations with some present gun folks have said she’s on board to gun rights. Check IG for more.
Already being opposed by GOPe as compromised by China and Putin. These people are the worst.
The opposition – Dem and Rino – is already squealing like a stuck pig.
Many backseat drivers. Good pick. Trump has not acted willy nilly. Change will not be piecemeal because to be successful it can’t be.
Clearly, Trump learned a hard lesson about the beltway. He is doing a good job. I cannot wait for the Trump administration to start goring Deep State. CIA must be held in check, we do not want another JFK event.
Does that mean you are staking out a position that all his current nominees will be confirmed?
Will let others play that game. But things are not going to change for the better in increments.
If some nominees are successfully confirmed and other nominations are defeated then wouldn’t that be both piecemeal and incremental?
You need to get the idea of a Trump flipping a switch immediately after being sworn in and everything coming up roses out of your head. Reform in DC is absolutely gonna be in incremental, fits and starts, it will not be a smooth process. It’s gonna be incredibly frustrating as the bureaucracy and DC establishment gins up opposition and resistance, throwing wrenches into the process to slow it, stall it or prevent it.
There will be policy victories and policy failures, successful confirmations and defeats, legislative wins, losses and even some compromises along the way. Frankly one term isn’t gonna be enough to outlast the roadblocks the establishment will throw up. We gonna make progress and do some damage to the swamp but it will take another POTUS following Trump who is just as committed to reform to carry the baton further and to make it stick
You can take it out of context. The comment was not about the confirmation process, but the pirates that Trump is choosing to shake things up.
And please do not be concerned about what others need to get out of their heads, when you really don’t know. No one knows what will happen and how fast or slow it will be. If anything, the events of the last year show that simple truth.
What I do know for sure and certain is that the DC establishment, federal bureaucracy and the crony capitalist grifters are gonna fight tooth and nail using every means they have, every dirty trick, every procedure and every precedent possible to derail any change. They ain’t gonna roll over for Trump.
If you think the progressive march of over 100 years, since the Wilson admin, of the credentialed class taking over the levers of power via a deliberate process of slowly acquiring authority to just…hand it over b/c Trump won an election…you need to reel in your expectations. If nothing you gonna be very disappointed.
Gonna be a very tough effort to get it done. But it absolutely can get done given enough time to not just get the wins but to cement them into place as solidly as the d/prog have done. We.don’t want temporary changes but lasting changes that endure beyond a single term. We need legislation to do that not just EO otherwise the next d/prog can undo the changes. That will take time to do, frankly I believe we need three consecutive Presidential terms to get it cemented into place.
Literally, Trillions of Dollars are at stake.
The only way that a non GOPe/Dem loyalist nominee for an important cabinet position can be confirmed is via recess appointments. The idea of advice and consent of the Senate has been perverted to mean only those picks who declare allegiance to the DC establishment will be approved. It is time confront and defeat the corrupt DC establishment which runs this country without any restraints on its power.
By all means confront the establishment, rip them up by the roots but that’s not an overnight process. I would go as far as to say vote for a d/prog in the general election for Thune’s opponent if that’s what it takes to get the message across to the establishment politicians.
That said, until a constitutional amendment removes the advice and consent requirement then the Senate has the final say on whether a nominee is successfully put into place.
I think this is a good pick. She’s smart and dedicated to the country. She’s Lt. Colonel plus spent time on the Armed Services, Homeland Security, and Foreign Affairs house committees so she has experience in that area. Plus it really should be a non partisan position as long as you care about the country and I believe she does.
Ya know who just dropped her vodka bottle?
Hillary Clinton.
From 2019:
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Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said Thursday the Russians are currently “grooming” a Democrat running in the presidential primary to run as a third-party candidate and champion their interests.
Gabbard responded on Twitter Friday afternoon to Clinton’s comments.
“Thank you @HillaryClinton. You, the queen of warmongers, embodiment of corruption, and personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party for so long, have finally come out from behind the curtain,” she tweeted.”
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/18/politics/hillary-clinton-tulsi-gabbard/index.html
TG should not be anywhere near gv’ment. This will come back to bite Trump in the arse.
Lemme explain, in case ya’all forgot…..
Non-Democrat Gabbard wants:
1) you to pay for abortions,
2) you to pay for higher education
3) you to pay for political campaigns
4) to end vouchers for private and religious schools
5) to end cash bail
6) to abolish Capitol punishment
7) to abolish minimum sentencing
8) ban “assault weapons”
9) ban off-shore drilling
10) ban “fossils fuels” by 2050
11) ban nuclear power
… and so much more.
But she has a nice smile.
Sheesh.
As DNI none of those issues are under her bailiwick. She’s gonna do just fine as DNI b/c the IC, establishment neocons pursuing globalist agenda and forever wars hate her with the intensity of a 1,000 suns b/c she is diametrically opposed to their aims, as is Trump for the most part.
You’re as FOS as Hillary.
All intelligence personnel will now be required to wear tinfoil hats.
Might not be a bad idea. Under Obama, the difference between a conspiracy theory and fact was 4 to 7 business days, under Biden it was lucky to make it through the daily press briefing. Referencing the Republican who worked with focus groups – when they read Dem policy and bills word for word to focus groups, the policies were often so extreme that the listeners didn’t believe they were real.
I agree with another LI post that Matt Goetz for AG is master trolling the Dems, and probably Senate RINOs too. In trade for not getting Goetz as AG, I think that Trump will get Pete Hegseth as SecDef and TG as DNI. At Conservative Treehouse, it was suggested that DNI should be key to cleaning out the IC. That office has the power to reach down into any intelligence silo, and get what they want. The problem is that the confirmation of the DNI (as well as the CIA Director) traditionally requires the approval of the highly corrupt Senate Intelligence Committee. And they essentially require the approval of the various IC members they are supposed to be overseeing. How do you get around that? Possibly with an attractive, photogenic, articulate, Lt Col, former Democrat nominee, along with the defeat of his AG nomination of Goetz. The Republicans in the Senate can’t deny Trump too many of his nominations. He is the one who won the National mandate, and they still have to work with him. He will likely ignore many of the suggestions for, say, federal judges, by Dem Senators. He could do the same with Republican Senators who cross him too often, thus depriving them of one of the perks of belonging to the President’s party.
What was kinda funny last night was Greg Gutfeld complaint last night that Trump was stealing all of his guests. Pete Hegseth Was a regular guest, and TG had been on his show just the night before. She was exceedingly well spoken. Quick and very intelligence (first woman to top her class in the school that commissioned her an officer). She has a warm, low voice for a woman. She explained being placed on the TSA’s Quiet Skies list of those given increased screening, every time she flew. Because they could. It’s never been explained how people get put on that list, and esp a Lt Col Intelligence Officer with a TS clearance. Or, indeed, how many are on it, etc.
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