Trump Nominee Tulsi Gabbard Flip-Flops On Key Issue Amid Confirmation Fight
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The former lawmaker offered an olive branch to GOP national security hawks who hold the keys to her confirmation as Trump's director of national intelligence.
WASHINGTON ― Former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has changed her stance on a controversial government program she once sought to repeal as she battles for confirmation to become Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence.
During her time in Congress, Gabbard, a former Democrat who has embraced Trump, advocated for ending so-called Section 702 authority that allows the government to track foreigners outside the U.S. who are suspected of spying.
Critics have labeled the Sept. 11, 2001-era program “warrantless surveillance” because it has been misused to sometimes track American citizens.
Now, with her confirmation in doubt in the GOP-controlled Senate, Gabbard is making clear to key Republican senators that she would maintain the program if she joins Trump’s administration.
“If confirmed as DNI, I will uphold Americans’ Fourth Amendment rights while maintaining vital national security tools like Section 702 to ensure the safety and freedom of the American people,” Gabbard said in a statement obtained Friday by Punchbowl News.
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