And yet she persisted.
Gina Haspel has just been confirmed as the first female Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. As a 30-year veteran of the agency, she brings a ton of experience to the chief intelligence apparatus of the United States.
Gina Haspel has been confirmed as the next director of the CIA. She is the first woman to hold the job. Haspel joined the CIA in 1985 and has spent nearly her entire career undercover.
— Shane Harris (@shaneharris) May 17, 2018
BREAKING: Gina Haspel confirmed as Director of the CIA https://t.co/s0KFPAWrw6
— Axios (@axios) May 17, 2018
This is fantastic news for the Trump Administration.
The road to confirmation appeared rocky at first for Haspel, who played an alleged role in the CIA torturing suspected terrorists in the early days of the War on Terror. Because Democrats are hypocrites and didn’t raise a stink then, they decided to use Haspel’s service against her, attacking her for following orders and obeying the law to keep us safe.
Haspel has since vowed to never revive torture as a weapon to use on detainees.
Earlier in the week, Haspel cleared a crucial vote by the Senate Intelligence Committee, which confirmed her with a 10-5 vote. Although it wouldn’t have been fatal to lose the support of the Committee, she was confirmed by both Democrat and Republican senators, which shows that she has enough credibility and authority to carry out her role.
Don’t expect liberals to be cheering for this huge accomplishment for women. Haspel may be the very first female head of the CIA, but she’s still an enemy of the Democrats by virtue of being appointed by President Trump. It’s a sad fact that liberals can’t see past politics to celebrate a good thing, even for a minute.
If you’d like to learn more about Haspel’s incredible career, take a look at our fact sheet.
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