“Tulsi Gabbard, chosen by President Donald Trump to be his intelligence czar, on Thursday faces what could be the toughest confirmation hearing of any of his top nominees, with Democrats and some Republicans preparing to grill the former congresswoman on her 2017 trip to Syria, her public comments in support of Russia and her concerns about domestic surveillance powers,” the Washington Post reports.
“Her approval by the Senate Intelligence Committee to be director of national intelligence is far from assured.”
Said one Senate aide: “She definitely doesn’t have the votes right now.”