BREAKING: Tulsi Gabbard clears last hurdle before final Senate confirmation vote

On Monday night, Tulsi Gabbard passed her last hurdle of a procedural vote in the Senate in order to advance to a final vote this week for her confirmation as Director of National Intelligence. The vote was in favor of invoking cloture 52-46.

The cloture vote on Monday evening was crucial for Gabbard to move forward with the nomination, where she needed 50 votes to advance. A successful cloture vote in the Senate shortens debate before a final vote to 30 hours, eliminating the possibility of a filibuster delay.

Gabbard advanced out of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence last week, where she was able to get key support from GOP Sens. Susan Collins as well as Todd Young. Sen. Tom Cotton as well as Vice President JD Vance worked around the clock to get her the support from the lawmakers.

During her confirmation hearings, Gabbard was questioned on her position regarding Edward Snowden, the Russia-Ukraine war, as well as a meeting she had with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in 2017. Gabbard said in the hearing that if confirmed by the Senate, that she will “live by the oath” that she took when joining the armed forces as well as becoming a member of Congress.

“I will support and defend our God-given freedoms enshrined in the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same,” Gabbard said at the time.

Gabbard joined the Republican Party in 2024 and supported President Donald Trump during his campaign. She is a former Democrat that served in Congress for Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District from 2013-2021.

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