- United States
- N.Y.
- Letter
An Open Letter
To: Sen. Schumer, Sen. Gillibrand
From: A verified voter in Jackson Heights, NY
December 18
Simply put, Trump puts Americans in danger by promoting Tulsi Gabbard to this top intelligence post after her record of praising dictators and spreading disinformation. It is a danger to the American people to place a person who has coddled conspiracy theorists, defended Vladimir Putin, promoted Russian-backed disinformation campaigns, and cozied up to fringe hate groups in our nation’s top intelligence post. Once again, Trump’s cabinet picks are showing that when it comes to our national security and our leadership on the world stage, loyalty to him comes first – and America comes last. Let's look at the record: - Gabbard has defended despots and murderous dictators like Bashar Al-Assad while attacking our democratic allies. - Gabbard has repeatedly parroted Russian propaganda and criticized Ukraine - and in return she is widely praised on Russian television and even referred to as a "Russian asset" - Gabbard attacked efforts to investigate January 6 and repeatedly campaigned with notorious election deniers. - Gabbard worked closely with her father’s anti-LGBTQ+ organization that worked to pass a measure against same-sex marriage in Hawaii and promoted conversion therapy. “Do you really want her to have all of the secrets of the United States and our defense intelligence agencies when she has so clearly been in Putin’s pocket?” Sen. Elizabeth Warren said after the Gabbard nomination. “That just has to be a hard no." Not to mention that our allies will be less willing to share sensitive secrets with us knowing that a Putin sympathizer and conspiracy theorist leads our intelligence agencies. Senate Republicans have a threat to national security on their hands — Gabbard is unlikely to reverse a decade of rhetoric and activity that under normal circumstances would likely get a layperson denied a security clearance. Our intelligence community is America’s first line of defense. The U.S. Senate has an obligation to protect it at all costs. Please reject this nomination. Please vote NO.
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