{"id":126698,"date":"2024-11-17T00:47:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T17:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126698"},"modified":"2024-11-17T00:47:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T17:47:19","slug":"a-russian-asset-democrats-slam-trumps-pick-of-tulsi-gabbard-as-director-of-national-intelligence-trump-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126698","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A Russian asset\u2019: Democrats slam Trump\u2019s pick of Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence | Trump administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Democratic lawmakers are slamming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s nominee for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, saying their former House colleague is a vocal supporter of Russia who poses a threat to US national intelligence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Jason Crow, a House Democrat from Colorado and a member of the House intelligence committee, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/national-security\/will-tulsi-gabbard-bring-russian-bias-intelligence-reporting-rcna180248\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">NBC News<\/a> that he has \u201cdeep questions about where her loyalties lie\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cWe get a lot of intelligence from our allies, and there I would be worried about a chilling effect,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"667e56d7-047f-4fe5-9073-9eb2c61ebd9f\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:3,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Two Trump cabinet choices in jeopardy over sexual misconduct allegations&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;667e56d7-047f-4fe5-9073-9eb2c61ebd9f&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/15\/trump-cabinet-pete-hegseth-matt-gaetz-sexual-misconduct-allegations&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a House Democrat from Florida, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/jose-diaz-balart\/watch\/rep-wasserman-schultz-calls-trump-dni-pick-tulsi-gabbard-likely-a-russian-asset-224578117720\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">told<\/a> MSNBC on Friday: \u201cThere\u2019s no question I consider her someone who is likely a Russian asset.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Abigail Spanberger, another House Democrat on the intelligence committee and a former CIA case officer, said on X that she is \u201cappalled\u201d by Gabbard\u2019s nomination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cSomeone who has aligned herself with Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad and trafficked in Russian-backed conspiracy theories is an unsuitable and potentially dangerous selection,\u201d Spanberger <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepSpanberger\/status\/1857120364116992238\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cThe objections to her nomination transcend partisan politics. This is a matter of national security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Gabbard is just the latest of Donald Trump\u2019s cabinet picks to garner alarm over her nomination. Questions and criticism have been raised by members of both parties over the qualification of other Trump nominees, including representative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/13\/republicans-matt-gaetz-trump-attorney-general\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Matt Gaetz<\/a> as attorney general, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/14\/trump-administration-rfk-criticisms\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Robert F Kennedy Jr<\/a> as secretary of health and human services and Fox News weekend host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/15\/trump-cabinet-pete-hegseth-defense\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> as secretary of defense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">It\u2019s unclear whether all of Trump\u2019s nominees will be able to get through a Senate confirmation, even with the chamber\u2019s Republican majority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Moderate Republicans like Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska have voiced reservations about nominees like Gaetz, who Murkowski said is not \u201ca serious nomination\u201d. Former Republican House speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/kevin-mccarthy\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Kevin McCarthy<\/a> similarly said that \u201cGaetz won\u2019t get confirmed\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cEverybody knows that,\u201d he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2024-11-14\/matt-gaetz-will-be-rejected-senator-mccarthy-says\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Gabbard was a Democratic representative from Hawaii from 2013 to 2021 and was the first Samoan and Hindu elected to Congress. She served in the military in Iraq and was once a surrogate for Bernie Sanders during his 2016 primary campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">She has since become a contributor on Fox News and said that she quit the Democratic party, which she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/14\/trump-tulsi-gabbard-national-intelligence\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">said<\/a> is run by an \u201celitist cabal of warmongers\u201d. Gabbard has been a staunch critic of US foreign policy. After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Gabbard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/national-security\/trumps-pick-top-intel-job-accused-traitorous-parroting-russian-propaga-rcna180073\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">accused<\/a> the US of running biological weapon laboratories in Ukraine \u2013 a falsehood often touted by Russia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Michael Waldman, president of the Brenna Center for Justice, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/13\/us\/politics\/gaetz-gabbard-hegseth-trump-appointees.html\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">told<\/a> the New York Times on Wednesday that Trump\u2019s cabinet nominations \u201cseem designed to poke the Senate in the eyes\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cThey\u2019re so appalling they\u2019re a form of performance art,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/16\/trump-cabinet-tulsi-gabbard-democratic-reactions\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic lawmakers are slamming Donald Trump\u2019s nominee for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, saying their former House colleague is a vocal supporter of Russia who poses a threat to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126698\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=126698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126698\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=126698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=126698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=126698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}