Senate’s confidence in Trump’s nominee to manage the US National Intelligence Agency

report Mehr News Agency Reuters quoted Reuters on Wednesday local time, with four votes in favor against four votes, Tyrusi Gabard , former Democratic representative as the director of the organization. Kurdish. Mich McConnell former Senate Republican leader, along with Democrats, gave Gabard negative.

Gabard is the 14th candidate to be approved by Trump since January 1.

Gabard , one of Trump’s controversial options, faced the concerns of some Republican senators; These concerns were related to his lack of support for Ukraine, his meeting with former Syrian President Bashar al -Assad in 2008, and his previous support for Edward .

But a few Republican senators, including Susan Collins, Lisa Morkovsky and Tod Young , finally decide They took support for him. The only Republican that voted in Gabard was McConnell .

In a statement released Monday night by Morkovsky , he acknowledged that he still “has concerns about some of the past positions “, but added that Gabard will bring “independent thinking and effective supervision” to play its new role.

John Ton , the Senate majority leader, defended Gabard’s nomination on Monday on Monday and emphasized his service in the army.

He also emphasized the promise of Gabard to “validate” to the Office of the National Intelligence Director, adding: “I am glad to focus on identifying and eliminating inefficiency and leaving the office to the office. Its original form returns.