Dozens of former intelligence officials are urging U.S. senators to confirm former Democrat Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as the new Director of National Intelligence, after she was nominated by President Donald Trump.
According to Fox News, former White House National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien and former acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell, alongside more than four dozen former intelligence officials, wrote to Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton (R-AR.) and Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA.), asking the U.S. Senate to quickly confirm Gabbard in her role to undo the “gross politicization” of intelligence “bureaucracies.”
“We, the undersigned former intelligence and national security officials, urge members of the United States Senate to confirm Tulsi Gabbard to serve as President Trump’s Director of National Intelligence,” they wrote in a letter obtained by Fox News Digital, “Her service as DNI will begin undoing the gross politicization that has come to characterize intelligence bureaucracies, which has been to the great detriment of the freedom and security of the United States and its citizens.”
The letter goes on to note that Gabbard served over 20 years in the military and had multiple combat deployments during her service and served on the national security committee during her time in Congress. It further points out Gabbard was unafraid in her roles and eagerly took on former President Joe Biden and his administration.
The letter reads: “In contrast to the many former senior intelligence officials who politicized their profession and disgraced themselves by running misinformation operations to undermine the President of the United States — such as by signing the infamous Biden laptop ‘Russian disinformation’ letter or appearing on partisan programs to knowingly mislead the public with false claims of inside knowledge and access to classified information — Lt. Col. Gabbard stood up for truth, integrity, and following the facts. These are precisely the values necessary for the leader of the intelligence community.”
In conclusion, the collective said they support Gabbard’s nomination and noted she has the “moral courage” to restore “objectivity and professionalism” to U.S. intelligence agencies.
