A Biden appointee who advocated for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the intelligence community will reportedly serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence while the White House awaits Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation for the job.
Stacey Dixon, former Principal Deputy Director of DNI, was tapped by the Trump transition team to serve as acting DNI, Politico reported. Dixon was appointed to principal deputy DNI by Joe Biden, but she also served in the intelligence community during the Trump administration.
Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation hearing for DNI has yet to be scheduled by the Senate. Democrats on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence had not yet met with Gabbard as recently as two weeks ago, weeks after Gabbard had been announced as Trump’s pick.
A source alleged to the Caller that the top Democrat on the committee, Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, had taken more…
