On Thursday (30th January), Tulsi Gabbard launched a scathing attack on Democrats during the hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. She has been nominated as the Director of National Intelligence by Donald Trump.
During the hearing, Tulsi Gabbard testified, “Those who oppose my nomination…accuse me of being Trump’s puppet, Putin’s puppet, Assad’s puppet, a guru’s puppet, Modi’s puppet, not recognising the absurdity of simultaneously being the puppet of five different puppet masters.
“The fact is what truly unsettles my political opponents is I refuse to be their puppet. I have no love for Assad or Gaddafi or any dictator. I just hate Al Qaeda. I hate that we have leaders who cosy up to Islamist extremists, minimising them to so-called rebels,” she was heard saying.
Tulsi Gabbard unleashes on the deep state, the 51 intelligence officials, Hillary Clinton, and the Democratic Party in her opening statement.
— World of Facts (@factostats) January 30, 2025
One of the best opening statements I’ve seen in US politics
“Democrats have accused me of being Trump’s puppet, Putin’s puppet, Assad’s… pic.twitter.com/WaFLdXwLOr
Tulsi Gabbard lashed out at the Democrats for questioning her Hindu identity. “They are once again using the religious bigotry card, but this time trying to foment religious bigotry against Hindus and Hinduism,” she emphasised.
“If anyone is sincerely interested in knowing more about my own personal spiritual path of Hinduism, I welcome you to go to my account on X, where I’ll share more on this topic,” the Director of National Intelligence added.
