Posted on 01/26/2025 2:14:54 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
Some of President Donald Trump’s most controversial executive branch nominees are set to appear before Congressional committees next week. The commander-in-chief promises that they will shake up their respective departments if they are approved by the Senate.
Kashyap "Kash" Patel has been nominated to be the FBI’s next director and will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, while Director of National Intelligence (DNI) pick Tulsi Gabbard has a hearing scheduled on the same day before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
...Patel has called for radical changes at the FBI and was a fierce and vocal critic of the bureau’s work as it investigated ties between Russia and Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign..
He’s been a loyal ally to Trump for years, finding common cause over their shared skepticism of government surveillance and the "deep state" — a catchall used by Trump to refer to unelected members of government bureaucracy.
...Meanwhile, Trump has argued that Gabbard will bring a "fearless spirit that has defined her illustrious career to our Intelligence Community, championing our Constitutional Rights and securing Peace through Strength." T
Gabbard has served as a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves since 2021, after previously serving in the Hawaii Army National Guard for about 17 years. She was elected to the U.S. House representing Hawaii during the 2012 election cycle, serving as a Democrat until 2021. She did not seek re-election to that office after she entered the 2020 White House race.
...Critics have attempted to paint Gabbard as a national security risk who is sympathetic to U.S. adversaries.
However, more than 250 veterans signed a letter last month endorsing her nomination, including high-profile and nationally known names such as retired Gen. Michael Flynn and former acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller.
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McTurtle is deeply saddened.
We need all 3.
She should wear a Hawaiian sundress
Kash is the crucial one.
a very short transparent one ...
Gabbard may be the toughest one of all to get confirmed. Hesgeth almost wasn’t.
I wonder if Greg Gutfeld will show the photos of Tulsi Gabbard on the beach in her red bikini. Hard for me to think he would pass up that opportunity.
So what? She’s not a Democrat anymore. A lot of us used to be Democrats. You don’t welcome converts? Sometimes converts are more zealous than the regulars.
There are lots of Deep Staters that are scared to death he gets confirmed. It will get REAL ugly as they try to block him.
When President Trump pardons Edward Snowden there will be a meltdown of the Deep State. Snowden is the ultimate whistleblower.
> Gabbard may be the toughest one of all to get confirmed.
Lib logic says that since Gabbard is female, anyone who votes against her must therefore be sexist... (yes?)
No joke. Snowden is a poke in the eye to the mass manipulators.
Advisory or legally binding...the words and votes of certaincSenate clownasses?
I think McConnell and crowd will take down all three of them. Mitch feeling frisky after sending a warning on Hegseth.
My, how times change.
You are exactly right. FBI is the most weaponized and needs most reform ASAP. I am sure the hierarchy there is scared of being exposed by Kash who is fearless and knows where the bodies are buried. I never want to see another FBI raid like the Mar-a-Lago raid again in my lifetime.
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