Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, previously holding the position from 1999 until 2008. He was also the Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012.
Donald Trump is winning again with the headlines being about Biden pardoning Hunter, and transgender bathroom issues. Until the fall of the Assad government in Syria, I had not heard one newsperson talk in depth about Tulsi Gabbard, the scary person Trump has nominated to be Director of National Intelligence.
This appointment is a total disaster for the United States if she actually gets confirmed. The Director of National Intelligence is a Cabinet-level official, required by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to serve as executive head of the United States Intelligence Community (IC), and to direct and oversee the National Intelligence Program.
All 18 IC agencies, including the CIA, the DIA, and the NSA, report directly to the DNI. In that position, if Trump wants, she would serve as the principal adviser to him and the National Security Council and Homeland Security Council, on all intelligence matters.
She would be involved in producing the president’s daily brief, which is a classified document and would include intelligence from all the IC agencies.