Tulsi Gabbard claim of US backing al-Qaeda during Obama, Trump presidencies questioned by Mark Kelly

Embattled Trump Cabinet nominee Tulsi Gabbard will finally face a public and private review on Thursday after her confirmation process stalled for more than two months. But Senate Republicans are warning her chances of passing are narrowing as she continues to struggle to win over key lawmakers.
Gabbard’s hearing for director of the Office of National Intelligence is scheduled for 10 a.m. Jan. 30 and will cap off another week of contentious hearings.
Gabbard was a Democrat when she served in the House of Representatives from Hawaii from 2013 to 2021. She ran for president in the Democratic primary in 2020 before leaving the party in 2022 and becoming a Republican this year.
Gabbard, 43, is an American Samoan native who had been a rising star in the Democratic Party. Her opposition to the Iraq war, as an Army officer who had deployed to the Middle East, helped her gain credibility with progressives. In 2012, then-President Barack Obama endorsed her bid for Congress.
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