Donald Trump nominated former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, an apologist for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, to be his director of nationwide intelligence on Wednesday, in one more instance of how horrible his administration will probably be.
The previous Democratic-congresswoman-turned-right-wing-hack endorsed Trump in August. Gabbard has been dogged by tales questioning her monetary connections to an alleged Russian agent in addition to her penchant for parroting Putin’s speaking factors.
Gabbard started her journey as a wishy-washy progressive. After a failed presidential run in 2016, Gabbard was in a position to carve out a money-making area of interest by pretending to be too progressive for the Democratic Celebration whereas commonly guesting on right-wing exhibits, like Tucker Carlson’s on Fox Information.
In 2022, stunning nobody, Gabbard introduced that she was now not a Democrat.
Gabbard is simply the most recent scary clown to be nominated by Trump. He has lately tapped handwashing-adverse Fox Information host Pete Hegseth to be his secretary of protection and Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who was accused of intercourse trafficking a minor, to be his lawyer basic.
It actually takes your breath away.
