Gabbard was known for meeting with the Syrian dictator and called the US policy of Ukraine “Second Afghanistan.”
The US Senate voted for Talsey Gabbard’s candidacy approved for the National Intelligence Director post. CNN reported this on Wednesday, February 12.
Thus, 52 Republicans supported Gabbard in this post -despite the fact that before the senators expressed a lot of claims to his nomination, including the relative -child at Syrian dictatorial meetings Bashar Assad and the support of Kremlin’s narratives in Russia’s media.
A Republican – Mitch Makkonnell, who, before this year, led the Republican faction in the Senate – voted against.
All the remaining 48 senators representing a democratic party or an independent voice spoke against Gabbard’s appointment.
Gabbard is well known that he met Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, criticized the extermination of the General Iran Kasem Suleimani, and also called the attitude of US political circles in Ukraine “Second Afghanistan.”
In posts by the US National Intelligence director, Gabbard controls 18 budget intelligence services of nearly $ 100 billion and will be considered the chief advisor to President Donald Trump for intelligence.
We reminded, earlier the US Central Intelligence Department invited all its employees to quit and receive compensation.
Source: korrespondent
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