Tulsi Gabbard, the designate Director of National Intelligence, reportedly lit a fire under her critics during her opening remarks before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, addressing their potential criticisms before they could even be delivered.
Gabbard concluded her statement by predicting that Democrats on the committee, with whom she had previously shared party affiliation, would question her loyalty to the United States and whether she was a “puppet” for President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, or a host of others.
“Before I close, I want to warn the American people who are watching at home: you may hear lies and smears in this hearing that will challenge my loyalty to and my love for our country,” Gabbard said.
“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,” she continued.
“The same tactic was used against President Trump and failed,” Gabbard added.
“The American people elected Trump with a decisive victory and mandate for change. The fact is, what truly unsettles my political opponents is that I refuse to be THEIR puppet.” she concluded.
Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) predicted that opponents will challenge Gabbard’s devotion and dedication to the United States, describing such attacks as foolish and unwarranted.
“Hillary Clinton has basically called her a traitor in the past. This is a woman who served more than 20 years in our nation’s army. She’s passed five different background checks. I reviewed the latest one. It’s clean as a whistle. It’s fine for people to have policy differences and ask questions about those differences. I hope no one would impugn Mrs. Gabbard’s patriotism or her integrity,” Cotton remarked.
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