Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced Monday that she will support Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation for director of national intelligence, giving President Donald Trump’s nominee a crucial Republican swing vote.
Collins had expressed skepticism over Gabbard, particularly over her reversal on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and then her position on Edward Snowden.
Gabbard could not afford to lose Collins’ vote, as the Senate Intelligence Committee has a 9-8 partisan split, meaning she can only afford to lose one Republican vote, assuming all Democrats vote against her. Collins’ announcement on Monday clears at least one hurdle ahead of Tuesday’s intel meeting to advance Gabbard to the full Senate floor.
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