Attorney General Pam Bondy officially vowed as Lt. Col. Tarsi Gabbard (DNI) in his oval office on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump has seen.
Margo Martin, the president's special assistant, tweeted a video of Bondi managing his pledge to Gabbard.
Martin also shared footage of Trump signing on Gabbard's role committee. Gabbard and her husband Abraham Williams were delighted to the moment while standing in front of the newly placed portrait of President Ronald Reagan adjacent to Trump's desk.
The US Senate confirmed Gabbard hours ago on Wednesday with a 52-48 vote. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined all 47 Democrats to oppose her confirmation, while all other Republicans voted to confirm her.
Interestingly, McConnell voted confirm In 2021, Avril Haynes, former President of President Joe Biden's National Intelligence.
McConnell also opposed Defense Secretary Pete Hegses in a confirmation vote on the floor last month.
Gabbard's confirmation slip was close, but Hegseth's was even more dramatic. Officer Lisa Murkowski (R-Ak) and Susan Collins (R-ME) Broken Along with McConnell and the Democrats, they led to a 50-50 tie. Vice President JD Vance served as a tiebreaker and hegses the finish line.
Collins, McConnell, and Markowski all vote After he was nominated for Biden after he approved former Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
A former Democrat, Gabbard represented Hawaii's Second Congressional District from 2013 to 2021. She served on the home's armed service, foreign affairs and the Homeland Security Committee. She serves in the Army National Guard, has deployed multiple locations in war zones, and is the battalion commander of the US Army Reserve as lieutenant colonel.
Gabbard ran for president as a Democrat in 2020, where she sparkled in exchange for discussions with Sen at the time. Kamala Harris (D-CA). In 2022, Gabbard announced he would leave the Democrats, saying “now he is under the full control of the elitist Cabal of Warmth driven by ward disease.”
She revealed she was participating in the GOP in October 2024 at a Trump rally in Greensboro, North Carolina.
“I will join the People's Party, the Equality Party, the Party established to fight and end slavery in this country. It is a party of common sense, and has the courage and strength to fight for peace. It's a party led by the president,” she said in part.
