Summary
Concerns over Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination as director of national intelligence (DNI) under Donald Trump stem from her controversial Middle East ties, particularly her 2017 meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Critics, including intelligence officials and bipartisan lawmakers, question her fitness, citing her unorthodox views, conspiracy theories about U.S.-funded biolabs in Ukraine, and statements minimizing Assad’s atrocities.
Worries include risks to intelligence-sharing with allies and the security of U.S. assets.
Gabbard and her supporters claim her anti-interventionist stance is being misrepresented as a liability. Senate confirmation hearings may address these controversies.
The tl;dr is that even if she is an asshole, you can’t say “traitor” or “treason” without proof.
Innocent until proven guilty.
Hopefully the senate’s confirmation hearing will bring the real allegations to light (if they exist) and we can begin to understand this situation.
That’s what hearings are for. Fact finding and evidence airing. The public needs to know a person’s crime before they ostracize them. Once you get ostracized, you become prey.
Hey, I am not the one defending a garbage human being. I am just pointing out she stinks which you don’t deny.
I’m only defending due and open processes of determining guilt when accusations are made.