Josh Hawley Says He Is ‘Worried’ There Are Not Enough Republicans Supporting Tulsi Gabbard’s Confirmation

Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley said Thursday that he is “worried” that not enough senators in his party will support Director of National Intelligence (DNI) nominee Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation.

Hawley said some of his Republican colleagues have not expressed their support for Gabbard, who has criticized the U.S. government for spending over $200 billion dollars on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and has accused the “power elite” of risking Americans’ lives on Ukraine’s behalf. Democrats, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, have accused Gabbard of being a Russian asset and a threat to national security.

“I have to tell you, I’m worried by what I hear from some of my Republican colleagues,” Hawley said. “I’m worried that her nomination may be in jeopardy, and I’m just worried what that will mean. It will mean that the reforms that we need in the intelligence space, let’s not just pretend everything is fine and dandy and hunky dory in the intelligence community. It’s not. Besides the fact that they have missed major, major issues and besides the fact that they led 🇺🇸US on COVID for example for so long. We need reform to stop things like FISA Section 702, stop spying on Americans, I hope Tulsi gets confirmed because we need that kind of reform.”

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During her Thursday confirmation hearing, Gabbard’s views on Snowden and FISA Section 702 were the main subjects of questioning by senators on both sides of the aisle.