Perhaps Democrats are happier about President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to nominate her as Director of National Intelligence than it would seem. After all, it has given them another opportunity to shout “Russia, Russia, Russia,” one of their favorite talking points.
Since Trump announced his intention to place Gabbard in this position, Democrats have been making the unsubstantiated claim that she is a Russian asset working for the Kremlin’s interests.
Gabbard’s critics refer to her supposed sympathies toward autocratic regimes and instances where her rhetoric supposedly aligned with Russian disinformation. It seems apparent that Democrats and their close friends and allies in the establishment media are telegraphing their planned attacks against Gabbard as she goes through the confirmation process.
During an appearance on MSNBC, Rep. Debbie…
