 During the 115th Congress, Handel's votes aligned with Trump's preferred positions 98.4% of the time, according to political reporting website FiveThirtyEight's online tracker.The only instance in which she deviated from Trump's position was when she voted for a 2017 bill imposing sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea; the bill was opposed by Trump (though he later signed it into law), but it passed the House 419–3.Handel voiced support for President Donald Trump's May 9, 2017 firing of FBI Director James Comey, stating, "it's been clear for some time that FBI Director Comey has lost the confidence of Republicans, Democrats and broader institutions, and his removal as FBI Director was probably overdue".