Tulsi Gabbard, who has never worked in the intelligence world, has denied accusations that she promoted Kremlin disinformation.

Summary

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence, faces backlash over claims she promoted Russian disinformation, though she denies these accusations.

With no intelligence experience, Gabbard has previously clashed with U.S. officials over foreign policy, including controversial stances on Syria’s Assad and Ukraine.

In 2022, she was accused of echoing Russian propaganda by sharing unverified claims about U.S.-funded labs in Ukraine, which she insists were misinterpreted.

Critics, including Rep. Abigail Spanberger, argue her nomination raises serious national security concerns.

  • rayyy@lemmy.world
    43·
    16 hours ago

    Going exactly as Putin planned. The U.S. should be a third rate, collapsed shit-hole country in record time.

    • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
      19·
      17 hours ago

      I think the new Majority Leader still respects Romney, though. He (and the head of whatever committee gets to approve this nomination) are now in a pickle. They know the harm that she will do to the country, but have also promised to get Der Gröpenführer’s picks through quickly. I wouldn’t want to be them.

        • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          15 hours ago

          Don’t be so sure. These Senators know how much power they have, and their 6 year terms guarantee that the ones elected this year will have to deal with life in the next Administration, whatever that happens to be.

          I think Trump is expecting Gabbard’s and Gaetz’s nominations to fail in the hopes that he can get the Fox News guy in charge of the Pentagon. There seems to be a lot of jockeying around regarding the military, that scares me more than what Gaetz can do at the head of a department that despises him.

          • 4grams@lemmy.world
            7·
            14 hours ago

            These Senators know how much power they have

            right, none. the fix has been in for a while now, this train’s brakes have failed and all we can do is hang on.

            • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              14 hours ago

              Maybe you’re right. But if the fix were really in, Rick Scott would have been the majority leader.

              • 4grams@lemmy.world
                1·
                14 hours ago

                I think thune shows exactly how little they are going to matter. the gop panicked since they caught the truck and had to do a secret ballot to get the establishment, next in line guy in place. if the fix wasn’t in, they could have held a regular vote. instead all we can do now is hope that the party that has no spine, suddenly grows one.

      • chiliedogg@lemmy.world
        3·
        13 hours ago

        He’s essentially promised to cancel sessions to allow for recess appointments, which don’t have to be confirmed by the Senate.

    • resin85@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      3 hours ago

      I hope that every last trump voter is held to collective responsibility for whatever atrocities lie ahead. After the Nazis were defeated, Germans were shown posters like this one that said “These Atrocities, Your Fault!”

  • danc4498@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    12 hours ago

    Not surprising since this could also be the headline:

    Trump 's pick for top intel job has been accused of ‘traitorous’ parroting of Russian propaganda