Trump names former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard as nationwide intelligence director

The Republican president-elect mentioned Gabbard, a veteran and one-time Democratic White House contender, would “carry the fearless spirit that has outlined her illustrious profession to our intelligence group.”

Gabbard thanked Trump “for the chance to function a member of your cupboard to defend the protection, safety and freedom of the American folks. I sit up for attending to work.”

The former Hawaii congresswoman switched sides from the Democrats and backed Trump earlier this 12 months, serving to him throughout his debate preparations towards Kamala Harris, and had been anticipating a reward for lining up behind the previous president.

She has lengthy held isolationist international coverage views and embraced a variety of conspiracy theories.

Gabbard made false claims in 2022 about there being US-sponsored biolabs in Ukraine — a key trope of Russian propaganda justifying Moscow’s invasion that 12 months.

She demanded US army withdrawal from Iraq and Syria throughout her 2020 presidential run.

In 2019, Hillary Clinton mentioned that Russia was grooming a US Democratic candidate for a third-party run, in feedback that have been apparently directed at Gabbard — and strongly rejected by her.

Gabbard additionally had a controversial 2017 assembly with Syria’s Assad on the peak of the nation’s bloody civil warfare.

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