Tulsi Gabbard's appointment could lead to 'clashes' in countering Russian disinformation efforts - NBC

The public statements of the candidate for the post of Director of National Intelligence contradict the assessments of the US intelligence community. But, as Gabbard herself pointed out, critics tried to “censor” her doubts about the Washington establishment.

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Trump's nominee for intelligence chief has long been accused of “treasonously” replicating Russian propaganda. According to , the nominee's confirmation is likely to be marked by discussions with government analysts, especially those who have identified many examples of disinformation from the government of Russian President Putin.

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Two years ago, several lawmakers declared that Gabbard was repeating Russian propaganda after she posted a video on social media claiming the “indisputable fact” of the existence of alleged US-funded biolabs across Ukraine.

Then-Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-Illinois) said that Gabbard had accepted “actual Russian propaganda” and called it “treasonous.

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Gabbard denied repeating Russian propaganda and tried to clarify her post on social media, noting in a separate post that:

Biolabs, bioweapons laboratories, and biological weapons are three very different things. But because these phrases are very similar, sometimes there is misunderstanding and misunderstanding when discussing them

Gabbard has also criticized the Biden administration for requiring U.S. military personnel to be vaccinated against Covid.

When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Hubbard said the war could have been prevented if the United States and the West had recognized Moscow's concerns about Ukraine's possible accession to the NATO alliance.

Her potential colleague in Trump's second administration, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, who was chosen by Trump to be Secretary of State, disagreed with Gabbard at the time.

The promise that Ukraine would never join NATO was not Putin's only demand. He demanded that every country that joined NATO after 1997, including Bulgaria, Romania, and 12 others, leave the organization

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Gabbard, who served in the Hawaii Army National Guard and was deployed to Iraq with a medical unit, has long criticized U.S. foreign policy as imperial and rigid.

As director of national intelligence, which was created after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Gabbard will oversee 18 intelligence agencies with a budget of about $70 billion and will be the president's chief intelligence adviser. But first, her nomination must be approved by the Senate, where Republicans will have a majority from January 2025.

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Earlier, UNN reported that Donald Trump chose Tulsi Gabbard as a candidate for the post of Director of National Intelligence. Gabbard, who left the Democratic Party in 2022, has military experience and has become an active supporter of Trump.