Donald Trump, who is set to return to the White House after his victory over Kamala Harris in the November 5 US presidential elections, has appointed former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard as his US Intelligence Chief. The 78-year-old leader has secured all seven swing states, including Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Nevada.
On Wednesday evening (IST), Trump met President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House where Biden welcomed Trump and congratulated him following his victory, saying that he looks forward to a smooth transition."Congratulations, looking forward to having a, like we said, smooth transition -- do everything we can to make sure you're accommodated, and what you need. And we're going to get a chance to talk about some of that today," Biden said in the meeting with Trump.
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Ex-Democrat Tulsi Gabbard appointed US Intelligence Chief
Donald Trump appointed former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard as his US Intelligence Chief. Gabbard, a former Hawaii congresswoman, switched sides from the Democrats to back Trump's reelection. She has long held isolationist foreign policy views and made comments supportive of US adversaries, including Putin's Russia.
As director of national intelligence, she would oversee coordination of the 18 intelligence agencies.
