Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) defended former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence, over the weekend after she has been attacked in the media over the last couple of weeks.
Schmitt made the remarks during a Sunday interview on NBC News’ “Meet The Press” with Kristen Welker when asked about remarks that former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley made about Gabbard.
“This is not a place for a Russian, Iranian, Syrian, Chinese sympathizer,” Haley said recently. “DNI has to analyze real threats. Are we comfortable with someone like that at the top of our national intelligence agencies?”
Schmitt responded: “I think it’s really interesting that anybody that has a different political view now is being cast as a Russian asset.”
“It’s totally ridiculous,” he said. “Tulsi Gabbard has served in our military. She’s…
