Replublicans in the senate fear what will come out when Tulsi Gabbard is asked t explain her views

GOP Senators Signal Trump To Drop Weakest Nominees Before 'It Gets Ugly
https://www.nationalmemo.com/tulsi-gabbard-2670597950

Rachel Maddow on Tulsi Gabbard: Six things about Trump's pick for director of national intelligence
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rachel-maddow-on-tulsi-gabbard-six-things-about-trump-s-pick-for-director-of-national-intelligence/vi-AA1wc8dK

Tulsi Gabbard is a disaster for the United States
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2024/12/19/opinion-tulsi-gabbard-disaster/

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TRUMP’S FBI PICK IS A NATIONAL SECURITY DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN | BY MANNY OTIKO
https://aninjusticemag.com/trumps-fbi-pick-is-a-national-security-disaster-waiting-to-happen-442aade2f737

Nikki Haley calls Tulsi Gabbard a 'Russian sympathizer' in rant
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/nikki-haley-calls-tulsi-gabbard-a-russian-sympathizer-in-rant/ss-AA1uuvuG?ocid=wispr

7 Times Tulsi Gabbard Went To Bat In Congress For Now-Deposed Syrian Dictator Bashar Assad
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/times-tulsi-gabbard-congress-now-deposed-syria-bashar-assad_n_675c8ab8e4b08821cba7819a

Assad was known for being a particularly brutal and corrupt dictator, even by Middle East standards. In 2013, his forces were accused of using sarin gas in an attack killing 1,400 people and of using barrel bombs — explosives that can be made from empty barrels and other scrap, along with gasoline and shrapnel — against civilians. His government’s expertise in torture led the U.S. to outsource interrogations of some terrorism suspects there during President George W. Bush’s “global war on terror.”

Polling Shows Only 2 in 10 Americans Approve of Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard
https://democrats.org/news/new-polling-shows-only-2-in-10-americans-approve-of-pete-hegseth-and-tulsi-gabbard/

1. Tulsi Gabbard's Financial Disclosures Leave Out Ties To right wing Koch-Funded Think Tank
https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/03/tulsi-gabbards-financial-disclosures-leave-out-ties-to-koch-funded-think-tank/

91. The Overwhelming Evidence in Support of Clinton’s Claims About Gabbard
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/10/22/the-overwhelming-evidence-in-support-of-clintons-claims-about-gabbard/

1. Tulsi Gabbard once touted working for anti-gay group that backed conversion therapy https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/13/politics/kfile-tulsi-gabbard-lgbt/index.html

99. Russia's propaganda machine discovers 2020 Dem contender Tulsi Gabbard https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/russia-s-propaganda-machine-discovers-2020-democratic-candidate-tulsi-gabbard-n964261

3. Tulsi Gabbard is rated "F" by Progressive Punch for voting with Republicans, despite the strong progressive lean of her district: https://imgur.com/wDhVNKq

6. Tulsi Gabbard was nearly a part of Trump's cabinet at Steve bannon's suggestion: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democratic-rep-tulsi-gabbard-consideration-trump-cabinet/story?id=43696303


5. Tulsi Gabbard has also been praised multiple times by Steve Bannon, Trump's former strategist and prolific white nationalist propagandist: http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/36352314/bannon-name-drops-hawaii-congresswoman-in-national-interview/

7. Tulsi Gabbard isn't anti-war. She's a self-described hawk against terrorists. Her narrow objections center around efforts to spread democracy: "In short, when it comes to the war against terrorists, I'm a hawk," Gabbard said. "When it comes to counterproductive wars of regime change, I'm a dove.": https://www.votetulsi.com/node/27796

8. Tulsi Gabbard copies the rhetoric of Republicans: Gabbard voted against condemning Bashar al-Assad, president of Syria, and was praised by conservative media for publicly challenging President Barack Obama over his refusal to use the term "Islamic extremism" when discussing terrorism: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jan/28/tulsi-gabbard-slams-obamas-refusal-to-say-islamic-/

9. Tulsi Gabbard also copies the policy of Republicans, voting with them to block Syrian refugees: https://medium.com/@pplswar/tulsi-gabbard-voted-to-make-it-virtually-impossible-for-syrian-refugees-to-come-to-the-u-s-11463d0a7a5a

11. Tulsi Gabbard has multiple connections to Hindu nationalists: https://readsludge.com/2018/12/26/tulsi-gabbard-took-thousands-from-members-of-right-wing-hindu-group/

12. Tulsi Gabbard frequently repeats Russian talking points and works to legitimize Assad: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/26/tulsi-gabbard-bashar-al-assad-syria-democrats

11. Tulsi Gabbard was one of only 3 representatives to not condemn Assad for gassing Syrian civilians and the only Democrat: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/121/text

16. Tulsi Gabbard has introduced legislation pushed by GOP-megadonor, Sheldon Adelson: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-adelson-idUSBREA2P0BJ20140326

18. Tulsi was later awarded a "Champions of Freedom" medal at Adelson's annual gala in 2016: https://www.thedailybeast.com/tulsi-gabbard-the-bernie-endorsing-congresswoman-who-trump-fans-can-love/

18. Tulsi Gabbard’s Deceptive Foreign Policy- The Hawaii congresswoman’s anti-interventionism masks an affinity for authoritarians, nationalists, and Islamophobes. https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/tulsi-gabbard-president-foreign-islam/


19. Eight house Dems absent from Russian sanction vote. One of the eight was Tulsi Gabbard.--H.J.Res. 30: Disapproving the President’s proposal to take an action relating to the application of certain sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation.
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/116-2019/h42

20. Tulsi was too busy being on TV to vote for a bill giving back pay to furloughed employees during the the Trump Republican government shutdown http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll028.xml#NV

22. The 11 Gun Bills Tulsi GabbardWon’t Support — While ‘Standing With’ Senate Dems (In A Selfie) on blacklivesmatter blm detroit https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-11-gun-bills-tulsi-gabbard-wont-supportwhile_b_57635ad1e4b0092652d744e9

34. Why Do White Nationalists Like Tulsi Gabbard So Much--**The neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer took credit in April for Gabbard reaching the 65,000 donor threshold to qualify for the debates** https://forward.com/fast-forward/428962/tulsi-gabbard-neo-nazi-white-nationalist-support/

35. Trump confirms that Tulsi is not a Russian asset--lolgop Russian assset --code named "individual !" says what now
https://www.axios.com/trump-hannity-tulsi-gabbard-fox-news-13101b57-bac8-40d1-a976-67d4a5a7b552.html

98. **August 2019-Russian embassy defends Tulsi Gabbard. Have they done that for any other Democratic presidential candidate?

77.Trump Nominee Tulsi Gabbard Has Inclination to Believe 'Most Outrageous Propaganda' Against US From Enemies, John Bolton https://www.latintimes.com/trump-nominee-tulsi-gabbard-has-inclination-believe-most-outrageous-propaganda-against-us-568419

88. Tulsi Gabbard did not join a letter signed by 169 House Democrats condemning Trump adviser White Supremacist Monger Steve Bannon’s White House appointment https://mauitime.com/news/politics/why-didnt-rep-tulsi-gabbard-join-169-of-her-colleagues-in-denouncing-trump-appointee-stephen-bannon/)

99. Gabbard's Base: Overwhelmingly Male, Mostly Conservative https://www.civilbeat.org/beat/gabbards-base-overwhelmingly-male-mostly-conservative/?mobile=1

22. Democrats don’t like Tulsi Gabbard, but the alt-right does https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/press-play-with-madeleine-brand/what-california-can-learn-from-australias-fire-warning-system/democrats-dont-like-tulsi-gabbard-but-the-alt-right-does

31. Here’s Exactly How Much Russian Media Loves Tulsi Gabbard — and Hates Biden--The 2020 candidate's "slaming of U.S. establishment leaders is a wonderful vehicle for the Kremlin to divide the political left.https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vb5anj/heres-how-much-russian-media-loves-tulsi-gabbard-and-hates-biden

32. Tulsi Gabbard Is The Only Democratic Candidate That Russia Views Favorably https://www.politicususa.com/2019/11/23/tulsi-gabbard-only-democratic-candidate-russia-views-favorably.html

34. Buttigieg Slams Gabbard on Assad: I Have Better Judgement Than to Meet With 'A Murderous Dictator' https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/buttigieg-slams-gabbard-on-assad-1.8159812

53. Internet rips Tulsi Gabbard for ‘spewing’ Russian conspiracy ‘garbage’ about Syria https://www.rawstory.com/2019/10/internet-rips-tulsi-gabbard-for-spewing-russian-conspiracy-garbage-about-syria/

47. Gabbard and her campaign staff have refused to talk about Robinson and what specifically he has done to earn hundreds of thousands of dollars,Robinson, who is Australian, does not appear to have any background in politics or digital advertising. https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/09/why-is-tulsi-gabbard-paying-this-obscure-consultant-big-bucks/

36. New York Times changes story admitting they misquoted Clinton saying ‘Russians’ were ‘grooming’ Tulsi Gabbard https://www.rawstory.com/2019/10/new-york-times-changes-story-admitting-they-misquoted-clinton-saying-russians-were-grooming-tulsi-gabbard/

38. Tulsi Gabbard votes present on both counts of Trump impeachment--- she placed herself in a sort of no-man’s-land, where people paralyzed by fear of public opinion languish https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/18/politics/tulsi-gabbard-present-impeachment/index.html

39. **Trump Praises Gabbard for Not Voting to Impeach: “I Give Her a Lot of Respect”** https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/12/trump-praises-tulsi-gabbard-not-voting-impeachment.html

40. **Tulsi Gabbard missed 85% of House votes this fall 2019. Hawaii's ex-governor wants her to resign--immediately** https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tulsi-gabbard-who-missed-85-of-house-votes-this-fall-should-resign-says-ex-hawaii-governor-neil-abercrombie/

41. She does not represent her district--Gabbard faces heat back home for present vote on impeachment--https://apnews.com/c9b93bfb34004616f04fd5fd1ae3709b