Ms. Gabbard, a former congresswoman who left the Democratic Party, would hold a top job in the administration, overseeing 18 spy agencies.

Summary

Democratic senators have raised concerns over Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination as Director of National Intelligence, citing her past meetings with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and her embrace of Russian talking points.

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Gabbard shared a video echoing a false Kremlin claim that the U.S. was funding biological weapons labs in Ukraine.

A former Democratic congresswoman and critic of U.S. foreign policy, Gabbard recently joined the Republican Party and would now oversee 18 intelligence agencies and prepare the President’s Daily Brief.

  • @[email protected]
    -14•5 hours ago

    As Stephen Colbert used to say, reality has a Russian bias. That “biolabs are pure awesomeness” is a strange hill to want to die on. Nevermind that Americans need to instigate/perpetuate a war on Russia to be happy, and then after losing, need to spend even more on military to catch up.

    The complete investment of your identity in US disinformation propaganda is exactly why your government is shit, and just got shittier. Tulsi is a ray of hope to be less shit.

    • Flying Squid
      10•5 hours ago

      As Stephen Colbert used to say, reality has a Russian bias.

      Do you mean when he was a fake conservative on a show making fun of Fox News?

      You do know that show was all fake, right?

      • @[email protected]
        -2•5 hours ago

        his actual quote is “reality has a liberal bias”. Liberal used to be inclusive of anti-war, and included non-suicidal respect for Russia.

        • Flying Squid
          4•4 hours ago

          So you put your words in his mouth.

          Are you usually this dishonest?

            • Flying Squid
              1•4 hours ago

              Nice word salad there, but you still dishonestly put your words in his mouth and attributed them to him.

              Also, taking out a letter doesn’t make your bigoted ableism any less bigoted.

                • Flying Squid
                  2•3 hours ago

                  That wasn’t a paraphrase because his quote had nothing to do with Russia and never did. I have no idea why you’re going down this pathetic “what are you going to believe, me or your own eyes” road.