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Key Senate Democrat slams DNI Gabbard after her appearance at a far-right political event
She told senators, “You have my commitment to be completely objective, unbiased and apolitical.” She apparently changed her mind.
Remember when Tulsi Gabbard told senators under oath, “You have my commitment to be completely objective, unbiased, and apolitical�
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-07-15T16:06:10.408Z
She apparently changed her mind. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/tulsi-gabbard-turning-point-usa-mark-warner-rcna218874
But as it turns out, the beleaguered DNI isn’t quite done undermining what remains of her credibility. The Washington Post reported:
Warner, who hasn’t exactly earned a reputation as a knee-jerk partisan who takes cheap and unnecessary shots, issued a written statement in response to Gabbard’s remarks.
“What we have here is a Director of National Intelligence willing to break decades of precedent to attack her own workforce and weaponize American intelligence at a political rally,” the Virginia Democrat said.
“Director Gabbard is unable to adhere to her oath. Her claims that she cares about depoliticizing intelligence are incompatible with reality. When will my Republican colleagues, who claim to care about national security, finally speak up? Our intelligence community deserves better.”
Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia), the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, is criticizing President Donald Trump’s national intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard, for speaking at a political event over the weekend. Gabbard spoke Saturday at a Turning Point USA conference in Florida and criticized the ‘deep state,’ claiming anti-Trump bureaucrats are ‘continuing to fight hard every single day.’
Warner, who hasn’t exactly earned a reputation as a knee-jerk partisan who takes cheap and unnecessary shots, issued a written statement in response to Gabbard’s remarks.
“What we have here is a Director of National Intelligence willing to break decades of precedent to attack her own workforce and weaponize American intelligence at a political rally,” the Virginia Democrat said.
“Director Gabbard is unable to adhere to her oath. Her claims that she cares about depoliticizing intelligence are incompatible with reality. When will my Republican colleagues, who claim to care about national security, finally speak up? Our intelligence community deserves better.”