Inside Sen. Tom Cotton's campaign to save Tulsi Gabbard's endangered DNI nomination
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Sen. Tom Cotton worked tirelessly and strategically to propel Tulsi Gabbard's nomination to DNI past the key Senate intel committee.
Cotton led the effort with a makeshift Gabbard confirmation "war room" and the enlisted assistance of former rebel Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, as well as former Intel Committee Chairman Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, according to a GOP Senate source with knowledge of Cotton's efforts. Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner.
The "cordial and calculated" campaign to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee for DNI saw close work between Gabbard's confirmation sherpa team, the White House's legislative affairs team and Vice President JD Vance, a former senator, the source told Fox News Digital. Follow Julia's reporting on X at @JuliaaJohnson_ and send tips to Julia.Johnson@fox.com.