Gabbard’s attack strategy at her confirmation hearing Thursday didn’t garner the high praise from Republicans some other Trump nominees have gotten.

Having sided with Bashar al-Assad while a member of the Democratic Party, the former congresswoman's hard-right turn and sympathy for the Kremlin have the intelligence community deeply concerned. View

Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, who faces confirmation hearings this week, may be his most at-risk Cabinet pick.