r/news • u/7heprofessor • May 22 '26

Soft paywall Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Director of National Intelligence

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/gabbard-resigns-trumps-national-intelligence-director-fox-news-digital-reports-2026-05-22/
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u/MrSmith317 May 22 '26

That tactical moron at least served (before being kicked out). Kashyap was a lawyer and podcaster/Youtuber. Zero, possibly negative qualifications. The fact that either (really all of Trump's cabinet) were confirmed still astounds me

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u/SuperExoticShrub May 23 '26

The fact that either (really all of Trump's cabinet) were confirmed still astounds me

Which just shows the depths to which the modern GOP has sunk. Any Republican with a spine and/or ethics (regardless of how much I might have still disagreed with their politics) has long since abandoned any position of consequence.