Tulsi Gabbard, a former U.S. Representative from Hawaii, was sworn in as the director of national intelligence on Wednesday and has already started making promises for the future.

Gabbard, who was affirmed by the U.S. Senate on a 52-48 vote, will now be accountable for a budget exceeding $100 billion and will supervise 18 organizations and agencies within the extensive intelligence community, as The Daily Caller reported.

The confirmation of Gabbard was opposed by only one Republican senator, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. Earlier in the week, he voted to support her Cabinet candidacy.

On Wednesday, Gabbard was also opposed by every Democratic and independent senator.

Promise for the Future

Gabbard expressed her gratitude to Trump for entrusting her with a task to “fulfill this critical position as director of national intelligence at any time but specifically during this time.”

“Unfortunately, the American people have very little trust in the intelligence community, largely because they’ve seen the weaponization and politicization of an entity that is supposed to be purely focused on ensuring our national security,” she said.

“So, I look forward to being able to help fulfill that mandate that the American people delivered to you very clearly in this election to refocus our intelligence community by empowering the great patriots who have chosen to serve our country in this way and focus on ensuring the safety, security and freedom of the American people.”

The 2020 Democratic presidential campaign for the lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve was unsuccessful, and he subsequently transitioned to the Republican Party.

Concerns from Other Lawmakers

She won the support of all Republicans except McConnell despite misgivings from members on both sides of the aisle about her bid for director of national intelligence.

Gabbard was criticized for her foreign policy views, contacts with Bashar al-Assad, and Russian propaganda.

Gabbard addressed her prior words and actions during her confirmation hearing in late January, committing to ending the politicization of the intelligence community.

Gabbard's confirmation came after a 52-46 party-line vote on Monday at the procedural level. On Monday, North Carolina GOP Sen. Thom Tillis and Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman did not vote.

From the Lawmakers

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said Wednesday that every Democrat would oppose Gabbard's “awful” nomination “because we simply cannot, in good conscience, trust our most classified secrets to someone who echoes Russian propaganda and falls for conspiracy theories.”

Before the vote, Virginia Sen. Mark Warner said he was “profoundly worried that she lacks the qualifications or judgments” to be national intelligence director. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's top Democrat is Warner.