Tulsi Gabbard sworn in at White House hours after Senate confirmation

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters during her briefing, "Senate Republicans continued to confirm President Trump's exceptionally qualified nominees, most recently Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who will be joining us later at the White House for her swearing-in ceremony."

"It's imperative that the remainder of the president's Cabinet nominees are confirmed as quickly as possible," she added. 

Gabbard was sworn in by Attorney General Pam Bondi in the Oval Office. The event took place just after 4 PM and Trump was in attendance for the ceremony. 

"In my assessment, Tulsi Gabbard failed to demonstrate that she is prepared to assume this tremendous national trust," McConnell said in a lengthy statement on his vote. 

"The nation should not have to worry that the intelligence assessments the president receives are tainted by a Director of National Intelligence with a history of alarming lapses in judgment." 

She is the 14th Cabinet official to be confirmed in Trump's second term. 

Next up will be Trump's similarly controversial pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is nominated to be secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). He will get a vote early Thursday morning after clearing his last procedural hurdle Wednesday afternoon.