Senate Confirms Gina Haspel as First Woman to Lead the CIA

CIA Director nominee Gina Haspel at her confirmation hearing before the Senate (Select) Committee on Intelligence in Washington on May 9, 2018. If confirmed, Haspel will succeed Mike Pompeo to be the next CIA director. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA on Thursday, May 17. Gina Haspel, upon being sworn in, will become the first woman to lead the agency.

The Senate voted 54-45 with support from several Democrats. Yesterday, she was confirmed by the Senate Intelligence Committee in a 10-5 vote.