Tulsi Gabbard sworn in at White House hours after Senate confirmation

President Donald Trump's caller Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Tulsi Gabbard, was sworn successful astatine the White House connected Wednesday, conscionable hours aft being confirmed by the Senate. 

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters during her briefing, "Senate Republicans continued to corroborate President Trump's exceptionally qualified nominees, astir precocious Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who volition beryllium joining america aboriginal astatine the White House for her swearing-in ceremony."

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"It's imperative that the remainder of the president's Cabinet nominees are confirmed arsenic rapidly arsenic possible," she added. 

The Senate confirmed Gabbard successful a 52-48 vote. The disagreement was on enactment lines, with the objection of erstwhile GOP Senate person Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who opposed her. 

"In my assessment, Tulsi Gabbard failed to show that she is prepared to presume this tremendous nationalist trust," McConnell said successful a lengthy connection connected his vote. 

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"The federation should not person to interest that the quality assessments the president receives are tainted by a Director of National Intelligence with a past of alarming lapses successful judgment." 

Gabbard notably faced scrutiny implicit her past gathering with erstwhile Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, her erstwhile FISA Section 702 stance and her past enactment for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. 

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But those  concerns were mostly quelled by Gabbard herself, successful coordination with the important efforts of Chairman Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Vice President JD Vance, who worked down the scenes to get enactment members connected board. 

She is the 14th Cabinet authoritative to beryllium confirmed successful Trump's 2nd term. 

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Next up volition beryllium Trump's likewise arguable prime Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is nominated to beryllium caput of Health and Human Services (HHS). He volition get a ballot aboriginal Thursday greeting aft clearing his past procedural hurdle Wednesday afternoon.