Gabbard's sympathetic views toward Russia cause alarm as Trump's pick to lead intelligence services

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Yahoo! News/AP

Updated Sun, November 17, 2024 at 10:03 AM EST


WASHINGTON (AP) — Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the U.S. intelligence services, in 2022 endorsed one of Russia's main justifications for invading Ukraine: the existence of dozens of U.S.-funded biolabs working on some of the world's nastiest pathogens.

Moscow claimed Ukraine was using the labs to create deadly bioweapons similar to COVID-19 that could be used against Russia, and that Russian President Vladimir Putin had no choice but to invade neighboring Ukraine to protect his country. In fact, the labs are public and part of an international effort to control outbreaks and stop bioweapons.

Gabbard, a military veteran and a former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii, later said she wasn't accusing the United States or Ukraine of anything nefarious and was just voicing concerns about protecting the labs. But to critics in the U.S., including lawmakers in both parties, the comments showed a disturbing willingness to parrot Russian propaganda — a tendency that has earned Gabbard praise on Russian state TV.

Gabbard's past comments supportive of Russia — as well as secret meetings with Syria's president, a close ally of Russia and Iran — are attracting fresh scrutiny from Democrats and national security analysts who fear that as Trump's director of national intelligence she could give Russia a major win, undercut Ukraine, weaken U.S. national security and endanger intelligence ties with allies.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/gabbards-sympathetic-views-toward-russia-130605612.html

[underpants]

1. That's putting it lightly. She's an agent.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Putin's puppets running the US government.

One of his best puppets is in charge of all US intelligence.

We are now officially a Russian colony.

Was not on my bucket list.

[paparush]

4. 100% spot on

nt

[FakeNoose]

3. Tulsi Gabbard is a Russian agent and the Repukes all know it

[Irish_Dem]

5. The GOP is thrilled, they all owe him for his election help.

[AZ8theist]

6. "Sympathetic views"?????? SHE's A FUCKING RUSSIAN AGENT FFS!!!

How do the MAGATS feel about handing over US sovereignty to Russia????

[travelingthrulife]

10. They are definitely for it. White, male heaven on earth.

n/t

[AZ8theist]

7. It is one thing that Putin has been trying to destroy America and the West for decades.....

It is quite another that he's accomplishing that goal with the overt assistance of so-called American citizens.

It is beyond DISGUSTING.

[C0RI0LANUS]

9. And Tulsi Gabbard Adheres to an Off-Shoot Alt-Right Sect of Hare Krishnas

Cult leader Chris Butler (R) is deified by his followers

Links:

https://culteducation.com/group/1298-science-of-identity/36780-tulsi-gabbard-s-ties-to-the-science-of-identity-foundation-a-controversial-religious-sect-that-some-call-an-abusive-cult.html

https://www.thedailybeast.com/tulsi-gabbards-ties-to-cult-could-cost-her-intel-job/