Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, will have a difficult path to secure the nomination. Multiple Senate Republicans signaled opposition to Gabbard, narrowing her path for the job. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), a member of the intelligence committee, remains on the fence. NEW: Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) expresses she may not vote for Tulsi Gabbard's confirmation as Director of National Intelligence – The Hill pic.twitter.com/M9o788Ti2u — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 27, 2025 The Hill reports: Gabbard can’t afford to lose a single vote on the Intelligence Committee, which has a 9-8 party split and features two GOP members who are considered swing votes: Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), who last week voted against another Trump nominee on the floor, and Todd Young (Ind.). Collins told The Hill in an interview that she wants to press Gabbard on her stance on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows for the warrantless surveillance of foreign targets. Gabbard has sought to walk back her past criticism of the program, but Collins told The Hill she doesn’t necessarily believe Gabbard’s change of heart. “There are several questions I want to follow up on in the hearing,” Collins said, adding that she didn’t want to preview them all “because I want to hear her unpracticed responses” even though she expects Gabbard will be well prepared. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has not committed to voting for Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination. “We’ll see how the hearing goes,” Graham said. WATCH: "We'll see." Lindsey Graham REFUSES to commit to voting for Tulsi Gabbard's nomination. pic.twitter.com/HNIakT2xN9 — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) January 27, 2025 Per Forbes: Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, who, along with Collins sits on the intelligence committee that will hold a hearing with Gabbard Thursday and vote whether to send her nomination to the full Senate for a vote, also told The Hill “it remains to be seen” whether Gabbard will pass muster with the panel, which is split 9-8 between Republicans and Democrats, meaning all GOP senators must vote in favor of Gabbard, assuming all Democrats vote against her. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told NBC he is inclined to vote in favor of all of Trump’s nominees, but wants to “see how the hearing goes,” specifically citing Gabbard’s controversial visit to Syria and her previous call for charges to be dropped against National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden. Gabbard, or any of Trump’s nominees, can afford to lose no more than three votes to be confirmed, assuming all Democrats vote against them. Several Republicans—Sens. Mitch McConnell, Collins, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska—proved during Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s confirmation process they are willing to buck their party and vote against Trump’s picks. Hegseth was ultimately confirmed, but Vice President JD Vance needed to cast a tiebreaking vote.