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第3174期:Tulsi Gabbard sworn in as Director of National Intelligence

第3174期:Tulsi Gabbard sworn in as Director of National Intelligence16 okt3 min

Tulsi Gabbard, a former U.S. representative with little intelligence experience, was sworn on Wednesday as the top U.S. spy. Reuters correspondent Freddie Joyner reports.

美国前众议员图尔西·加巴德在情报方面经验不多,周三宣誓就任美国最高间谍。路透社记者弗雷迪·乔伊纳(Freddie Joyner)报道。

Gabbard now will oversee the 18-agency intelligence community, including the CIA, and act as President Donald Trump's top adviser on intelligence issues.

加巴德现在将负责监督包括中央情报局在内的18个机构的情报界,并担任唐纳德·特朗普总统的情报问题高级顾问。

With little experience in this area, she was considered to be one of Trump's most controversial picks.

由于在这方面经验不足,她被认为是特朗普最具争议的选择之一。

Yet every Republican besides Senator Mitch McConnell, the party's former leader in the chamber, lined up behind the nominee.

然而,除了共和党参议院前领袖米奇·麦康奈尔参议员之外,所有共和党人都支持这位提名人。

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about this at her briefing Wednesday.

白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳·莱维特(Karoline Leavitt)在周三的简报会上被问及此事。

"We're greatly disappointed in any Republican who chooseswillfullyto vote against the president's exceptionally qualified cabinet nominees and picks to lead his America First administration."

“我们对任何共和党人故意选择投票反对总统提名的非常合格的内阁候选人和领导美国优先政府的人选感到非常失望。”