(DC Pundit) – Senator Tammy Duckworth held nothing back when discussing former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard on CNN’s “State of the Union.” It’s clear Duckworth is not thrilled about Gabbard potentially leading the intelligence community under Trump’s administration.
When asked about Gabbard, Duckworth proclaimed: “Well, I think she’s compromised.” That’s a pretty hefty accusation to throw at a fellow veteran and former colleague. Duckworth pointed to Gabbard’s controversial trip to Syria, saying she was “backing you know, a brutal dictator there.”
But Duckworth didn’t stop there. She brought up some serious allegations, stating, “Russian controlled media called her a Russian asset. So I do think that we have a real deep concern whether or not she’s a compromised person.”
Let’s be clear – these are some heavy-duty claims. Duckworth even suggested Gabbard might struggle to pass a background check, saying, “The U.S. intelligence community has identified her as having troubling relationships with America’s foes.”
When pressed about the possibility of Gabbard getting confirmed by Republicans, Duckworth didn’t hide her concerns. “Very much so,” she said, adding, “She has no intelligence background whatsoever.”
Duckworth then took a swipe at Gabbard’s military service: “When she was in Iraq she was a medical records clerk A-4 below the rank of sergeant. Her second deployment was actually to Kuwaiti naval base, where she only spent three months training the Kuwait military.”
The Senator kept going, questioning Gabbard’s qualifications: “I don’t know of any intelligence work that she has done. So she is in terms of the intelligence community, very unqualified.”
Duckworth doubled down on the accusations of foreign influence: “Plus she is potentially compromised and could be and has is there questions about whether or not she is now a Russian asset.”
BREAKING: Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth), who lost both her legs when the helicopter she was co-piloting was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in 2004 in Iraq, says Pete Hegseth is unqualified, and Tulsi Gabbard is compromised, probably a Russian asset. WATCH pic.twitter.com/c09dmhIypJ
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Wrapping up her thoughts, Duckworth didn’t leave much room for interpretation: “I think that she is someone who is wholly backing and supportive of Putin, and I worry that she will not have America’s best interests at heart.”
I think it’s safe to say there’s no love lost between these two.
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