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<blockquote data-quote="fishtm2001" data-source="post: 6012292" data-attributes="member: 54375">&quot;...Gabbard has demonstrated excessive credulity about claims of autocrats hostile to the United States. In 2017, she drew fire for meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a secret trip to Syria. Later that year, she <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/07/politics/tulsi-gabbard-assad-chemical-weapons-blitzer-cnntv/index.html" target="_blank">said she was skeptical</a> of US intelligence findings that led then–Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to say US officials had “a very high level of confidence” that chemical weapons attacks that killed dozens of people in Syria were carried out under Assad’s direction.Gabbard’s position aligned with arguments from Russian officials, who provided key backing to Assad and <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43747922" target="_blank">argued</a> that the 2017 attack was staged by agents of the United Kingdom.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; D. Friedmanthat&#039;s nice&quot;Gabbard again bolstered Russian propaganda in 2022, when she tweeted a <a href="https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1502960938147729413?s=20&amp;t=m5Pgs_3ycx-ZBzT-9hzTCA" target="_blank">video</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mitt-romney-says-tulsi-gabbard-spreading-russian-propaganda-biolab-ukraine-2022-3" target="_blank">repeating</a> Kremlin <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/11/us/politics/us-bioweapons-ukraine-misinformation.html" target="_blank">claims</a> that US-funded labs in Ukraine were developing biological weapons. The Russian claims appeared to be largely made-up justifications for Russia invading its neighbor.&nbsp; Gabbard’s comments drew widespread criticism. “Tulsi Gabbard is parroting false Russian propaganda,” Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) <a href="https://x.com/MittRomney/status/1503113473819041796?s=20&amp;t=TVjZjoz23gd3tqwzZoJDIA" target="_blank">tweeted</a> at the time. “Her treasonous lies may well cost lives.”</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fishtm2001, post: 6012292, member: 54375"] "...Gabbard has demonstrated excessive credulity about claims of autocrats hostile to the United States. In 2017, she drew fire for meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a secret trip to Syria. Later that year, she [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/07/politics/tulsi-gabbard-assad-chemical-weapons-blitzer-cnntv/index.html']said she was skeptical[/URL] of US intelligence findings that led then–Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to say US officials had “a very high level of confidence” that chemical weapons attacks that killed dozens of people in Syria were carried out under Assad’s direction. Gabbard’s position aligned with arguments from Russian officials, who provided key backing to Assad and [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43747922']argued[/URL] that the 2017 attack was staged by agents of the United Kingdom." D. Friedman that's nice "Gabbard again bolstered Russian propaganda in 2022, when she tweeted a [URL='https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1502960938147729413?s=20&t=m5Pgs_3ycx-ZBzT-9hzTCA']video[/URL] [URL='https://www.businessinsider.com/mitt-romney-says-tulsi-gabbard-spreading-russian-propaganda-biolab-ukraine-2022-3']repeating[/URL] Kremlin [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/11/us/politics/us-bioweapons-ukraine-misinformation.html']claims[/URL] that US-funded labs in Ukraine were developing biological weapons. The Russian claims appeared to be largely made-up justifications for Russia invading its neighbor. Gabbard’s comments drew widespread criticism. “Tulsi Gabbard is parroting false Russian propaganda,” Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) [URL='https://x.com/MittRomney/status/1503113473819041796?s=20&t=TVjZjoz23gd3tqwzZoJDIA']tweeted[/URL] at the time. “Her treasonous lies may well cost lives.” [/QUOTE]

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