Republican senators pushed back on Sunday against criticism from Democrats that Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s pick to lead US intelligence services, is compromised by her comments supportive of Russia and secret meetings, as a congresswoman, with Syria’s president, a close ally of the Kremlin and Iran.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, a veteran of combat missions in Iraq, said she had concerns about Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s choice to be director of national intelligence.
I think she’s compromised,” Duckworth said on CNN’s State of the Union,” citing Gabbard’s 2017 trip to Syria, where she held talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad. Gabbard was a Democratic House member from Hawaii at the time.
The US intelligence community has identified her as having troubling relationships with America’s foes. And so my worry is that she couldn’t pass a background check, Duckworth said.
Gabbard, who said last month she is joining the Republican party, has served in the Army National Guard for m
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