Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins announced Monday she will support President Donald Trump’s Director of National Intelligence (DNI) nominee, Tulsi Gabbard.
“After extensive consideration of her nomination, I will support Tulsi Gabbard to be the Director of National Intelligence,” she said in a statement. “As one of the principal authors of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 that established this coordinating position, I understand the critical role the DNI plays in the Intelligence community.”
NEW: Susan Collins will support Tulsi Gabbard. Huge sign that Gabbard’s chances for DNI confirmation are on the right track pic.twitter.com/sjPfIn2lIF
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Sen. Collins noted that she shared an area of agreement with Gabbard.
“The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, however, has become far larger…
