{"id":1331802,"date":"2022-02-23T10:37:44","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T15:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1331802"},"modified":"2022-02-23T10:37:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T15:37:48","slug":"tulsi-gabbard-calls-out-biden-and-the-power-elite-for-prioritizing-ukraine-over-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tulsi-gabbard-calls-out-biden-and-the-power-elite-for-prioritizing-ukraine-over-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"Tulsi Gabbard Calls Out Biden And The \u2018Power Elite\u2019 For Prioritizing Ukraine Over Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftulsi-gabbard-calls-out-biden-and-the-power-elite-for-prioritizing-ukraine-over-americans%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1331802&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Former Hawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard accused the Biden administration of risking Americans\u2019 safety for the benefit of Ukraine, arguing the White House\u2019s response to Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s incursion into the country was endangering U.S. citizens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are so focused on how do we punish Putin that they don\u2019t care and are not focused on what is actually in the interests of the American people,\u201d Gabbard said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u6AsFCm_ACA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">appearance<\/a> on Fox News\u2019 \u201cTucker Carlson Tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/22\/joe-biden-sanctions-russia-ukraine-invasion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">imposed<\/a> the \u201cfirst tranche\u201d of economic sanctions against Russia for its invasion of two eastern Ukrainian provinces on Tuesday. The actions include blacklisting two major Russian banks as well as sanctions on Russia\u2019s sovereign debt, preventing the country from raising money by trading its debt in Western markets. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/28\/russia-communism-memorial-international-supreme-court-liquidate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Erasing History: Russia Orders Closure Of Popular Group That Highlights Dangers Of Communism)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Biden\/Harris tell us we must bear the cost to defend freedom in Ukraine. But while you &#038; your family struggle with higher prices, the Power Elite won\u2019t suffer at all. And if the conflict goes nuclear, they\u2019ll be safe in cushy, massive bunkers while you &#038; your loved ones fry. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ds9WnKx3FK\">pic.twitter.com\/ds9WnKx3FK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tulsi Gabbard \ud83c\udf3a (@TulsiGabbard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TulsiGabbard\/status\/1496436913418301441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSo when Biden stands there and looks directly into the camera and says, you know, \u2018Defending freedom will cost us\u2019; what he really should be saying is looking directly into the American people\u2019s eyes and saying these sanctions will cost you,\u201d Gabbard said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is the people who will suffer,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Gabbard also warned that escalating tensions between the United States and Russia, two nuclear-armed countries, could have disastrous consequences, first warning of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/25\/russia-solarwinds-supply-chain-microsoft-hackers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cyber attacks<\/a>\u201d on critical infrastructure and financial systems before raising the possibility of nuclear conflict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there is a nuclear attack, the power elite, these people are gonna go hide in their bunkers,\u201d Gabbard said. \u201cYou and I and the American people, we will be left out to deal with the consequences, to suffer and deal with that destruction and death that will come as a result.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Hawaii Democratic Rep. 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