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In response to Donald Trump tapping Tulsi Gabbard to serve as Director of National Intelligence,<\/em> DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is a danger to the American people to place a person who has coddled conspiracy theorists, defended Vladimir Putin, promoted Russian-backed disinformation campaigns, and cozied up to fringe hate groups in our nation\u2019s top intelligence post. Once again, Trump\u2019s cabinet picks are showing that when it comes to our national security and our leadership on the world stage, loyalty to him comes first \u2013 and America comes last.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tulsi Gabbard has defended despots and murderous dictators like Bashar Al-Assad while attacking our democratic allies.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Review<\/a>: \u201cTulsi Gabbard\u2019s Discomforting Dictator Alliance\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Beast<\/a>: \u201cTulsi Gabbard: Syrian Dictator Assad Is \u2018Not the Enemy of the United States\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cHawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is not the enemy of the United States<\/strong>, standing by her opposition to US involvement in that country\u2019s civil war two years after she met personally with the accused war criminal. \u2018Assad is not the enemy of the United States because Syria does not pose a direct threat to the United States,\u2019 Gabbard said Wednesday morning on MSNBC.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cThe GOP\u2019s new, Russia-friendly campaign-trail buddy: Tulsi Gabbard\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tulsi Gabbard<\/a>: \u201cTulsi Gabbard Criticizes Zelensky’s Authoritarianism\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salon<\/a>: \u201cTulsi Gabbard\u2019s journey to Donald Trump is an ominous sign of Putin\u2019s power\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cRussian web trolls boo Biden, often boost Gabbard, report finds\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabbard<\/a>: \u201cIt was a good thing that Trump met with [Kim Jong Un].\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cAn NBC News analysis of the main English-language news sites employed by Russia in its 2016 election meddling shows Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, who is set to make her formal announcement Saturday, has become a favorite of the sites Moscow used when it interfered in 2016.<\/strong> Several experts who track websites and social media linked to the Kremlin have also seen what they believe may be the first stirrings of an upcoming Russian campaign of support for Gabbard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Intercept<\/a>: \u201cBut in the days leading up to [Russia\u2019s] attack [on Ukraine], as the state broadcaster worked to tarnish Ukraine and cast American criticism of President Vladimir Putin as hysterical, its producers borrowed heavily from another source: Fox News. At least four times this week, Russian news reports have featured translated clips of Tucker Carlson or his guest Tulsi Gabbard<\/strong>, a former Democratic U.S. representative.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabbard attacked efforts to investigate January 6 and repeatedly campaigned with notorious election deniers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022<\/a>: Gabbard campaigned for prominent election deniers including <\/strong>Kari Lake<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>Don Bolduc<\/strong><\/a>, and <\/strong>Blake Masters<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fox News<\/a>: \u201cTulsi Gabbard slams the Jan 6 hearings<\/strong>: It\u2019s \u2018political interest\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabbard celebrated the overturning of <\/strong>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong> and introduced national abortion ban legislation that would criminalize providers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020<\/a>: Gabbard introduced a bill that would ban most abortions at 20 weeks and threaten providers with jail time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabbard<\/a>: \u201cThe end of Roe v Wade<\/em> was the right decision to make\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabbard worked closely with her father\u2019s anti-LGBTQ+ organization that worked to pass a measure against same-sex marriage in Hawaii and promoted conversion therapy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cRep. Tulsi Gabbard in the early 2000s touted working for her father\u2019s anti-gay organization, which mobilized to pass a measure against same-sex marriage in Hawaii and promoted controversial conversion therapy.<\/strong>  \u2026 During her run for state legislature in 2002, Gabbard told the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, \u2018Working with my father, Mike Gabbard, and others to pass a constitutional amendment to protect traditional marriage, I learned that real leaders are willing to make personal sacrifices for the common good. I will bring that attitude of public service to the legislature.\u2019 The quote, which CNN\u2019s KFile found during a review of Gabbard\u2019s early career, shows how closely she aligned herself with her father\u2019s mission at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabbard has railed against the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and CHIPS and Science Act, landmark legislation that is increasing our competitiveness and delivering for the American people.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabbard<\/a>: \u201cThe so-called Infrastructure Bill\u2026 is a slush fund\/giveaway program for permanent Washington to pay off their big donors and supporters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabbard<\/a>: \u201cCorporate welfare chip bill transfers billions from pockets of regular Americans to coffers of giant corps like Intel, Micron Tech, etc. Further proof our country is now of, by, and for the rich and powerful.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In response to Donald Trump tapping Tulsi Gabbard to serve as Director of National Intelligence, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: \u201cIt is a danger to the American people to place a person who has coddled conspiracy theorists, defended Vladimir Putin, promoted Russian-backed disinformation campaigns, and cozied up to fringe hate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1049749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTrump Puts Americans in Danger By Promoting Tulsi Gabbard to Top Intelligence Post After Record of Praising Dictators and Spreading Disinformation - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trump-puts-americans-in-danger-by-promoting-tulsi-gabbard-to-top-intelligence-post-after-record-of-praising-dictators-and-spreading-disinformation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-11-13T23:15:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-11-14T17:35:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image.png?w=1024\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trump-puts-americans-in-danger-by-promoting-tulsi-gabbard-to-top-intelligence-post-after-record-of-praising-dictators-and-spreading-disinformation\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trump-puts-americans-in-danger-by-promoting-tulsi-gabbard-to-top-intelligence-post-after-record-of-praising-dictators-and-spreading-disinformation\/\",\"name\":\"Trump Puts Americans in Danger By Promoting Tulsi Gabbard to Top Intelligence Post After Record of Praising Dictators and Spreading Disinformation - 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