What is the director of national intelligence’s role? Tulsi Gabbard’s new position previously held by John Ratcliffe

TULSI Gabbard has been nominated to beryllium Donald Trump's manager of nationalist quality aft she made a shocking u-turn against the Democrats.

The former statesmanlike nominee is expected to clasp a wealthiness of power, arsenic she would oversee the nation's spy bureau and service arsenic a apical advisor for Trump.

TRUMP'S INNER CIRCLE

Gabbard's information whitethorn look astonishing due to the fact that of her constricted experience, but Trump stressed earlier taking bureau that helium wanted a loyal cabinet.

He antecedently admitted to podcaster Joe Rogan that successful 2016, "I picked a fewer radical that I shouldn't person picked."

He slammed "neocons" for being "disloyal" and has since swayed to much autarkic thinkers similar Robert Kennedy Jr.

Gabbard, a seasoned who served for 20 years, was a Democrat typical for Hawaii but made a shocking u-turn erstwhile she started supporting Trump successful 2024.

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Gabbard had adjacent helped him hole for his statement with Kamala Harris, whom Tulsi had antecedently faced during the Democratic superior successful 2020. 

She endorsed Joe Biden for president for that election, but 2 years later, she slammed the Democrats arsenic an "elitist cabal of warmongers" and registered arsenic an independent.

Now, she's advocating to extremity wars successful Ukraine and the Middle East and keeping American soldiers retired of conflict.

GABBARD'S NEW ROLE

Gabbard is the 2nd pistillate to measurement into 1 of the astir prestigious and important authorities roles aft Biden appointed Avril Haines successful 2021.

She volition oversee 18 antithetic quality agencies and volition person an eyewatering fund of $70 cardinal to spend. 

The relation was archetypal created aft the 9/11 attacks successful 2001.

The Director of National Intelligence is charged with preventing the dispersed of mendacious accusation by different countries, countering terrorism, and combating cyber threats.

Trump's prime of Gabbard is portion of his effort to person Trump loyalists astatine the apical of the American government. 

During Trump’s archetypal term, John Ratcliffe, a erstwhile US typical for Texas, held the presumption of manager of nationalist intelligence.

Ratcliffe volition person different large relation successful Trump’s 2nd administration, arsenic the President-elect has nominated him for the position of manager of the Central Intelligence Agency.

SHOCK CHOICE

During her palmy subject career, Gabbard roseate to the fertile of lieutenant colonel successful the National Guard and was awarded a Combat Medical Badge successful 2005 for warring done hostile occurrence successful Iraq.

However, she doesn't person acquisition successful nationalist information roles and lone served 2 years connected the House Homeland Security Committee.

Gabbard has immoderate acquisition with planetary relations. In 2017, she met with Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and said that “Syria is not the force of the United States.”

She has besides been a vocal professional of American enactment for Ukraine.

Though immoderate questions person been raised astir Gabbard's deficiency of experience, Republicans person locked arms to enactment the nominee.

Trump has said that she volition “bring the fearless tone that has defined her illustrious vocation to our quality community.”

Gabbard volition request the enactment of the Senate if she wants to beryllium confirmed for the role.

However, the likelihood look bully for her since a Republican bulk volition power the precocious chamber.