Tulsi Gabbard, a former US representative with little intelligence experience, was sworn in as the top US spy on Wednesday (February 12), with Republican support behind a nominee once considered one of President Donald Trump's most controversial picks.
At the swearing-in ceremony, Trump praised Gabbard as a "woman of great common sense" and assured that she would work "tirelessly to keep America safe." He also entrusted her with "overseeing urgently needed reforms to the US intelligence community to protect the rights and the civil liberties of all Americans."
In response, Gabbard, who left the Democratic Party in 2022 to become an independent before backing Trump and joining the Republican Party in 2024, expressed her commitment to "refocus our intelligence community by empowering the great patriots who have chosen to serve our country in this way and focus on ensuring the safety, security and freedom of the American people.”
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