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Tulsi Gabbard Confronted on Russia and Snowden in Senate Confirmation Hearing

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Tulsi Gabbard has defended Edward Snowden, calling him "brave" and proposing a bill to drop espionage charges against him. While she initially refused to label Snowden a "traitor," she later softened some of her views, particularly on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Gabbard, a critic of interventionist foreign policy, has faced bipartisan criticism, including for rejecting the conclusion that Assad used chemical weapons in Syria and blaming NATO for Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. She also denied meeting with Hezbollah during a Lebanon trip and eventually left the Democratic Party.

  1. US
    Michael Bennett
    Democratic Party
    1. But can't we do better than somebody who doesn't believe in [Fisa law] 702? Can we believe that somebody who can't answer whether Snowden was a traitor five times today, who made excuses for Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine?
  2. US
    Mark Warner
    Democratic Party
    1. You blamed NATO for Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. You rejected the conclusion that Assad used chemical weapons in Syria.
    2. I continue to have significant concerns about your judgment and your qualifications to meet the standard set by the law.
  3. US
    Kash Patel
    Federal Bureau of Investigation
    1. I do not agree with the commutation of any sentence of any individual who committed violence against law enforcement.
    2. There will be no politicisation at the FBI. There will be no retributive actions taken by any FBI should I be confirmed.
  4. US
    James Lankford
    Republican Party
    1. Was he a traitor at the time when he took America's secrets, released them in public and then ran to China and became a Russian citizen?
  5. US
    Tulsi Gabbard
    Republican Party
    1. This war and suffering could have easily been avoided if Biden Admin/NATO had simply acknowledged Russia's legitimate security concerns.
    2. The fact is, he also – even as he broke the law – released information that exposed egregious, illegal and unconstitutional programmes.
    3. I have no love for Assad or Gaddafi or any dictator. I just hate al-Qaida. I hate that we have leaders who cozy up to Islamist extremists.
    4. I asked him tough questions about his own regime's actions, the use of chemical weapons and the brutal tactics that were being used against his own people.
    5. The fact is, what truly unsettles my political opponents is I refuse to be their puppet.
    6. Those who oppose my nomination imply that I am loyal to something or someone other than God, my own conscience and the constitution of the United States, accusing me of being Trump's puppet, Putin's puppet, Assad's puppet, a guru's puppet, Modi's puppet, not recognizing the absurdity of simultaneously being the puppet of five different puppet masters.
    7. I believe that leaders – whether you be in Congress or the president of the United States – can benefit greatly by going and engaging boots on the ground, learning and listening and meeting directly with people, whether they be adversaries or friends.

Trump's Administration

  1. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz to leave post
  2. Donald Trump Names Dan Bongino as Deputy FBI Director
  3. US Military General CQ Brown Terminated from Position as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

sources

  1. 1.The Guardian
  2. 2.The Times
  3. 3.Al Jazeera
  4. 4.CNA News
  5. 5.Fox News
  6. 6.Guardian
  7. 7.New York Times

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.US under Donald Trump
  3. 3.2024 US Presidential Election
  4. 4.Russia-Ukraine War
  5. 5.US Politics
  6. 6.US-China Relations
  7. 7.Immigration to the US
  8. 8.Oil Market
  9. 9.Vaccination

countries

  1. 1.ChinaCN
  2. 2.Hong KongHK
  3. 3.LebanonLB
  4. 4.Russian FederationRU
  5. 5.Syrian Arab RepublicSY
  6. 6.UkraineUA
  7. 7.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Democratic PartyUS
  2. 2.Republican Party
  3. 3.HezbollahLB
  4. 4.US National Security AgencyUS
  5. 5.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
  6. 6.US Senate Intelligence Committee
  7. 7.al-Qaeda
  8. 8.Federal Bureau of InvestigationUS
  9. 9.Central Intelligence AgencyUS
  10. 10.Hayat Tahrir Al Sham

persons

  1. 1.Edward SnowdenUS
  2. 2.Tulsi GabbardUS
  3. 3.Bashar Al-AssadSY
  4. 4.Donald TrumpUS
  5. 5.Mark WarnerUS
  6. 6.Michael BennettUS
  7. 7.Ahmed al-SharaaSY
  8. 8.Christopher WrayUS
  9. 9.James ComeyUS
  10. 10.James LankfordUS
  11. 11.Kash PatelUS
  12. 12.Sheldon Whitehouse

technicals

  1. 1.Islam
  2. 2.FISA Section 702
  3. 3.US Capitol
  4. 4.Watergate
Tulsi Gabbard Confronted on Russia and Snowden in Senate Confirmation Hearing