Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination for Director of Nationwide Intelligence was authorised by the Senate Intelligence Committee Tuesday after Republican Senators dismissed issues that they’d vote in opposition to her.
The vote was cut up alongside get together strains with 9 yeas and eight nays.
The 2 potential GOP holdouts who may have derailed Gabbard’s nomination, Todd Younger (R-IN) and Susan Collins (R-ME), announced within the eleventh hour that they’d help Gabbard.
The President’s nominee for Well being and Human Providers Secretary, RFK Jr., additionally confronted a committee vote on whether or not or to not advance to the Senate ground.
The Gateway Pundit reported that the Senate Finance Committee voted to ship RFK Jr.’s nomination on a straight party-line vote of 14-13.
Nonetheless, there was super drama surrounding one key swing vote: Senator Invoice Cassidy (RINO-LA), who infamously voted to question President Trump following the J6 protests. Cassidy beforehand expressed issues relating to RFK. Jr.’s vaccine views. However he introduced his help simply earlier than the vote.
Moreover, the total Senate voted 52-46 Tuesday to invoke cloture and advance Pam Bondi’s affirmation as U.S. Lawyer Normal to a last Senate vote. The ultimate Senate ground vote to substantiate Pam Bondi may come as early as Wednesday.
It’s unclear if the total Senate will vote on Gabbard and RFK Jr. this week.
Nonetheless, supporters of President Trump are BLOWING UP the Senate’s telephone strains, demanding affirmation of Gabbard, RFK, and President Trump’s FBI Director decide, Kash Patel.
Per Nick Sortor, the Senate’s voicemail system went down after receiving over “600 calls per minute.”
#BREAKING: The US Senate’s voicemail system is at the moment DOWN as a result of sheer quantity of calls demanding Tulsi Gabbard, RFK Jr, and Kash Patel be confirmed.
My Capitol Hill sources inform me they have been receiving over 600 CALLS PER MINUTE
KEEP UP THE PRESSURE. WE ARE WINNING! … pic.twitter.com/COIWXOW8HS
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 3, 2025
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