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In reply to the discussion: Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is Trump's pick for director of national intelligence [View all]LetMyPeopleVote
(158,122 posts)32. Wasserman Schultz says Gabbard 'likely a Russian asset'
I trust Wasserman Schultz on this issue.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4993196-wasserman-schultz-says-gabbard-likely-a-russian-asset/
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) said that former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Trump’s pick for national intelligence director, is “likely a Russian asset.”
“There’s no question I consider her someone who is likely a Russian asset,” Wasserman Schultz said on MSNBC on Friday.
The Hill has contacted Gabbard’s press team for comment.
Wasserman Schultz’s comment comes as Trump has faced some pushback over some of his cabinet picks, including his nod toward Gabbard as director of national intelligence.
The role is a major shift for the former Democrat who has previously been accused of peddling Russian narratives. Gabbard has expressed beliefs that oppose the conclusions from U.S. intelligence, particularly when it comes to Russia and Ukraine.
Gabbard has shared content suggesting that the U.S. was involved in Ukraine developing biological weapons. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said at the time that she was “parroting Russian propaganda” and that her “treasonous lies may well cost lives.”
“There’s no question I consider her someone who is likely a Russian asset,” Wasserman Schultz said on MSNBC on Friday.
The Hill has contacted Gabbard’s press team for comment.
Wasserman Schultz’s comment comes as Trump has faced some pushback over some of his cabinet picks, including his nod toward Gabbard as director of national intelligence.
The role is a major shift for the former Democrat who has previously been accused of peddling Russian narratives. Gabbard has expressed beliefs that oppose the conclusions from U.S. intelligence, particularly when it comes to Russia and Ukraine.
Gabbard has shared content suggesting that the U.S. was involved in Ukraine developing biological weapons. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said at the time that she was “parroting Russian propaganda” and that her “treasonous lies may well cost lives.”
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Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is Trump's pick for director of national intelligence [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Nov 2024
OP
Remember when Trump thought it was a good idea to share our intelligence with Putin. He still thinks that.
Walleye
Nov 2024
#1
Putin is genocidal war criminal who needs to arrested and prosecuted as a war criminal
LetMyPeopleVote
Nov 2024
#37
If you really believe that Tulsi is NOT a Russian asset, here is a DU thread for you to express your views
LetMyPeopleVote
Nov 2024
#33
a suspected russian accent as director. also works in the orange assholes world view. nt
Javaman
Nov 2024
#14