Some Democrats attacked former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard after President-elect Trump tapped her to serve as Director of National Intelligence.

President-elect Donald Trump has named former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as his pick for director of national intelligence, praising the former Democrat as “now a proud Republican.” “For over two decades, Tulsi has fought for our Country and the Freedoms of all Americans,” Trump said of Gabbard, a former U.S. Army Reserve officer.

Tulsi Gabbard - a former Democratic congresswoman who joined the Republican Party to back Donald Trump - is the president-elect's pick for director of national intelligence. The wide-ranging role would mean she oversees US intelligence agencies like the CIA, FBI and the National Security Agency (NSA), which focuses on intelligence gathering.