Current and former European and U.S. officials have raised concerns about some of President Donald Trump’s picks for top intelligence posts.

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Some Republican senators are still hesitant about supporting Gabbard over past statements about Russia and a trip to Syria

Tulsi Gabbard as President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence—the latest controversial Trump cabinet pick to face Senate scrutiny as some Republicans have expressed unease about Gabbard’s controversial worldviews.

According to the outlet, Gabbard’s allies hope that forcing a public vote could scare any reticent Republicans into line. When a few Republican senators expressed concerns about Pete Hegseth, who was sworn in over the weekend as secretary of defense, MAGA fans and Elon Musk threatened to primary them in the 2026 midterms.

Kash Patel to run the FBI? He “probably has a big misstep that is hanging over his head, but ultimately, he is in relatively good shape,” the member said, referring to Patel’s past penchant for compiling enemies’ lists and openly discussing legal vengeance.

Photos document the moments leading up to Donald Trump being sworn in as the 47th U.S. president. TikTok will remain operational in the US for now after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to put a law banning the app on hold for at least 75 days.

President Trump’s team is preparing for what will surely be a bruising week for three of the president’s most controversial nominees — Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Kash Patel — all of whom will sit for their confirmation hearings in the coming days. All three face serious and unique challenges to winning their posts.

Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, who faces confirmation hearings this week, may be his most at-risk Cabinet pick.

TikTok CEO Shou Chew, center, stands with Tulsi Gabbard, right, the nominee to be the next director of national intelligence, during the 60th presidential inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S ...

Gabbard is Trump's nominee for the director of national intelligence. President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence nominee, former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, disclosed a sizable amount ...