{"id":2398707,"date":"2025-02-04T12:51:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T17:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/todd-young-announces-support-for-tulsi-gabbard-ahead-of-panel-vote-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-04T12:53:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T17:53:41","slug":"todd-young-announces-support-for-tulsi-gabbard-ahead-of-panel-vote-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/todd-young-announces-support-for-tulsi-gabbard-ahead-of-panel-vote-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Todd Young announces support for Tulsi Gabbard ahead of panel vote &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftodd-young-announces-support-for-tulsi-gabbard-ahead-of-panel-vote-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2398707&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator\u200d Todd\u2062 Young (R-IN) has announced his support\u200c for Tulsi gabbard&#8217;s nomination to led the U.S. intelligence community, prior to a\u2062 crucial vote in the\u2062 Senate Intelligence\u200c Committee. \u2063Young emphasized the importance of providing support and respect to American\u200d intelligence officers and expressed trust in Gabbard&#8217;s\u2064 commitment to essential \u2063national security issues. His decision to back her \u200bcame \u200cafter he secured promises from Gabbard to uphold the \u2064integrity of the intelligence community.\u2064 These <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">commitments include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-man-arrested-at-airport-for-allegedly-trying-to-join-isis\/\" title=\"Seattle Man Arrested At Airport For Allegedly Trying To Join ISIS\">holding accountable<\/a> individuals<\/a> \u2063who unlawfully disclose intelligence and ensuring unbiased details is\u200d delivered to policymakers.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u2064previous reservations \u2063about\u200b Gabbard&#8217;s \u200ccritical views of\u200b intelligence agencies,Young stated his decision aligns with his duties as \u200ca senator and a former Marine Corps intelligence officer. Gabbard&#8217;s \u200dnomination is likely to move forward, bolstered \u200bby\u2063 Young&#8217;s backing and additional support from\u200d other Republican senators,\u2063 as the committee\u200d has a narrow Republican \u200dmajority. The upcoming\u2062 vote will occur behind closed \u200cdoors, with expectations that Gabbard \u2063will advance to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-shots-fired-in-chamber-woman-taken-out-on-stretcher-covered-in-blood-video\/\" title=\"BREAKING: SHOTS FIRED IN CHAMBER \u2014 Woman Taken Out on Stretcher Covered in Blood (VIDEO)\">full senate<\/a> for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/times-up-founders-allegedly-helped-cuomo-discredit-accuser-lindsey-boylan-investigation-finds\/\" title=\"TIME\u2019S UP Founders Allegedly Helped Cuomo Discredit Accuser Lindsey Boylan, Investigation Finds\">final confirmation vote<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Todd Young announces support for Tulsi Gabbard ahead of critical panel vote<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1975637\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/todd-young\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sen. Todd Young (R-IN)\">Sen. Todd Young <\/a>(R-IN) announced that he would support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tulsi-gabbard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tulsi Gabbard<\/a>&lsquo;s nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community, guaranteeing her advancement to the Senate floor Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;American intelligence officers around the globe deserve our respect and support. I appreciate Tulsi Gabbard&rsquo;s engagement with me on a variety of issues to ensure that our intelligence professionals will be supported and policymakers will receive unbiased information under her leadership,&rdquo; Young said in a statement ahead of a critical vote in the Senate Intelligence Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Young was one of the last remaining committee members who was publicly undecided on Gabbard due to her perceived skepticism of U.S. intelligence agencies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have done what the Framers envisioned for senators to do: use the consultative process to seek firm commitments, in this case, commitments that will advance our national security, which is my top priority as a former Marine Corps intelligence officer,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;Having now secured these commitments, I will support Tulsi&rsquo;s nomination and look forward to working with her to protect our national security.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Senate Intelligence Committee vote, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3308612\/senate-panel-vote-tuesday-tulsi-gabbard-nomination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">which will be conducted behind closed doors<\/a>, comes after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3305475\/tulsi-gabbard-senate-confirmation-hearing-intelligence-chief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">hearing<\/a> in which Young appeared dissatisfied with Gabbard&rsquo;s answers to questions about NSA leaker Edward Snowden and her refusal to call him a &ldquo;traitor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Indiana senator&rsquo;s office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/823885948\/Sen-Young-Letter-FINAL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"released a letter\">released a letter<\/a> from Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman turned Trump ally, in which she made several assurances that appeared to assuage his concerns.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" title=\"Sen Young Letter FINAL\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/823885948\/content?start_page=1&amp;view_mode=scroll&amp;access_key=key-JCWLYMcNUczAKLNnTNI1\" tabindex=\"0\" data-auto-height=\"true\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7729220222793488\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"   margin: 12px auto 6px auto;   font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;   font-style: normal;   font-variant: normal;   font-weight: normal;   font-size: 14px;   line-height: normal;   font-size-adjust: none;   font-stretch: normal;   -x-system-font: none;   display: block;\"><a title=\"View Sen Young Letter FINAL on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/823885948\/Sen-Young-Letter-FINAL#from_embed\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sen Young Letter FINAL<\/a> by <a title=\"View web-producers's profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/701058553\/web-producers#from_embed\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">web-producers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the letter, Gabbard commits to &ldquo;holding accountable and seeking justice against any Intelligence Community employee, contractor, or subcontractor who is suspected of making or facilitating an unauthorized disclosure of any intelligence program.&rdquo; She also commits not to &ldquo;advocate for any protections which should only be extended to lawful and legitimate whistleblowers to any Intelligence Community employee, contractor, or subcontractor who makes or facilitates an unauthorized disclosure of any intelligence program.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gabbard said she is dedicated to working alongside the committee to evaluate &ldquo;whether existing laws, regulations, and policies are sufficient to deter an Intelligence Community employee, contractor, or subcontractor from making an unauthorized disclosure of any intelligence program.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She also reinforced a statement stressing that she would not make a recommendation in &ldquo;a personal or professional capacity regarding the legal standing of Edward Snowden to the President of the United States or the Attorney General of the United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>With the support of Young and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3309404\/tulsi-gabbard-support-gop-senator-intel-committee-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">who announced her intention to vote yes<\/a> on Monday, Gabbard is expected to advance out of the Senate Intelligence Committee panel and toward a full Senate vote. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There was some prior concern that Gabbard&rsquo;s nomination would fail if she didn&rsquo;t win the support of all committee Republicans. The committee is split 9-8 in favor of Republicans, meaning if all panel Democrats oppose Gabbard, as is expected, a single GOP flip could prevent her nomination from reaching the floor.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Republican Party has a 53-47 majority in the upper chamber, which means any of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet nominees can only afford to lose three Republican&rsquo;s support to still get confirmed.<\/p>\n<p><em>David Sivak contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1975637\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1975637\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Todd Young backs Tulsi Gabbard&#8217;s nomination for U.S. intelligence chief<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2398708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Todd-Young-FEB-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[49791,46710,37690],"class_list":["post-2398707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-panel-vote","tag-todd-young","tag-tulsi-gabbard"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Todd-Young-FEB-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2398707"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2398711,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398707\/revisions\/2398711"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2398708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2398707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2398707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2398707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}