Luján: Gabbard Has and Will Continue to Undermine U.S. National Security

Gabbard Has History of Defending Our Adversaries, Will Use Intelligence Agencies for Political Retribution

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as the Director of National Intelligence on a party-line vote:

“At a time when we should focus on strengthening our national security and defending Americans from adversaries like Russia and China, the confirmation of Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence is a troubling move that will make us less safe. The Trump administration is abandoning our allies around the world, undermining our long-standing alliances, and politicizing our national security.

“Ms. Gabbard has a long history of spreading lies, defending America’s adversaries, and sympathizing with dictators like Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad. As Director of National Intelligence, Ms. Gabbard will oversee every intelligence agency and be entrusted to provide the president with our most sensitive intelligence, and I believe that her lack of qualifications and history of poor judgment will make her a liability for American intelligence. Put simply, Ms. Gabbard has and will continue to undermine our country’s national security.”

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