Yesterday, Senator Tammy Duckworth told CNN’s Dana Bash that she felt Tulsi Gabbard was compromised and could not pass a background check. Duckworth also noted that Russian media refer to her as a Russian asset. That had several Trump flunkies in the Senate hopping mad, with Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri calling such charges “ridiculous,” and Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma calling on Duckworth to retract her comments.
The slight problem with their faux outrage is that Duckworth was stating facts, and even Sen. Lankford of Oklahoma, another Republican but with a bit of common sense, said he had “concerns” over Gabbard’s past comments.
Source: Newser
Republican senators pushed back on Sunday against criticism from Democrats that Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead US intelligence services, is “compromised” by her comments supportive of Russia as well as secret meetings she attended as a congresswoman with Syria’s president, a close ally of the Kremlin and Iran. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat and veteran of combat missions in Iraq, said she had concerns about Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s choice to be director of national intelligence, the AP reports. “The US intelligence community has identified her as having troubling relationships with America’s foes. And so my worry is that she couldn’t pass a background check,” Duckworth said.
