President-elect Donald Trump has tapped former Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard to be the next director of national intelligence

Gabbard has every right to her personal views, however inscrutable they may be. As a private citizen, she can apologize for Assad and Putin to her heart’s content. But as a security risk, Gabbard is a walking Christmas tree of warning lights. If she is nominated to be America’s top intelligence officer, that’s everyone’s business.

Washington — President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he has selected former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to serve as his director of national intelligence. Gabbard represented Hawaii in Congress as a Democrat from 2013 to 2021 and unsuccessfully sought the party's presidential nomination in 2020.