{"id":2378440,"date":"2024-12-10T11:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T16:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-3-pics-that-should-shut-up-every-single-dem-criticizing-gabbard-on-assad-visit\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T11:52:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T16:52:08","slug":"the-3-pics-that-should-shut-up-every-single-dem-criticizing-gabbard-on-assad-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-3-pics-that-should-shut-up-every-single-dem-criticizing-gabbard-on-assad-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"The 3 Pics That Should Shut Up Every Single Dem Criticizing Gabbard on Assad Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fthe-3-pics-that-should-shut-up-every-single-dem-criticizing-gabbard-on-assad-visit%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=2378440&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--><p>The \u200cexcerpt discusses the recent controversy surrounding Tulsi Gabbard&#8217;s nomination as Director of National Intelligence by President-elect Donald \u200bTrump. During an\u2064 interview on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press,&#8221;\u200d Trump expressed his strong support for Gabbard, addressing concerns about her past \u2063secret meetings with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in 2017. He emphasized that interactions between American politicians and foreign \u2063leaders are commonplace and not inherently problematic,citing\u200b his own meetings \u2064with other controversial figures like Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un.<\/p>\n<p>Trump criticized the attacks\u2062 on\u2063 Gabbard from Democrats and former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-cia-director-critics-slam-biden-over-move-to-pursue-iran-on-nuclear-deal-absolutely-chokes\/\" title=\"Former CIA Director, Critics Slam Biden Over Move To Pursue Iran On Nuclear Deal: \u2018Absolutely Chokes\u2019\">national security experts<\/a>, suggesting that such figures do not always provide reliable \u2063information,\u200c referencing past claims made about\u200b Hunter Biden&#8217;s\u200c laptop. He defended Gabbard as a respected\u200b individual and noted the hypocrisy of Democrats \u2064who ignored similar meetings involving their own \u2064leaders.<\/p>\n<p>The broader narrative in the piece posits skepticism towards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/herschel-walker-leads-in-senate-poll\/\" title=\"Herschel Walker leads in Senate Poll\">mainstream media narratives<\/a>, particularly those originating from leftist viewpoints, due to past instances of misinformation. \u200cThe conclusion reiterates Trump&#8217;s view that maintaining diplomatic connections, even \u2063with controversial leaders, is critical for reducing \u200dtensions and avoiding\u200b conflict. Gabbard&#8217;s anti-war stance is highlighted as a potential reason\u2063 for\u200b the backlash against her nomination.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President-elect Donald Trump slapped down contrived left-wing hysteria over Tulsi Gabbard&rsquo;s nomination as Director of National Intelligence, underscoring she has his unwavering support.<\/p>\n<p>Trump made the declaration Sunday on &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/trump-rejects-concerns-over-tulsi-gabbard-s-secret-meetings-with-assad-226582085687\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet the Press<\/a>,&rdquo; during which NBC News&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nbc-anchor-caught-deceptively-altering-14th-amendment-trump-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kristen Welker<\/a> asked about Gabbard&rsquo;s 2017 meetings with now-deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In 2017, she had two secret meetings with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. Do you have questions or concerns about those meetings?&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Welker raised the issue amid absurd Democratic accusations that Gabbard is loyal to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-military-begins-launching-strikes-assad-flees-syria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assad<\/a> because of the two meetings they had seven years ago, when she was a sitting U.S. congresswoman.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wonder if <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TulsiGabbard?\">@TulsiGabbard<\/a> will offer Assad safe harbor at her house?<\/p>\n<p>They are great friends <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vcrNbhNylI\">https:\/\/t.co\/vcrNbhNylI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) &#127482;&#127480;&#127482;&#127462;&#127470;&#127473; (@AdamKinzinger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamKinzinger\/status\/1865577097734828293?\">December 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/election-finally-now-trump-faces-new-problem-threatens-america-first-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> said he sees no problems with the meetings, pointing out that American politicians meet with foreign leaders all the time.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I met with Putin. I met with President Xi of China. I met with Kim Jong Un, twice,&rdquo; he noted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People meet. All these people meet.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump also dismissed anti-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jillian-michaels-jaw-drops-megyn-kelly-explains-hillary-used-russia-hoax-tulsi-gabbard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gabbard<\/a> condemnations from former &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbc-news-covers-the-biden-administration\/\" title=\"NBC News Covers the Biden Administration\u00a0\">national security officials<\/a>,&rdquo; suggesting they&rsquo;re not always reliable or honest.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The 51 [intel] agents that said that the laptop wasn&rsquo;t from Hunter [Biden], it was from Russia. What about them?&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Tell me about them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cant-deny-responsibility-for-our-so-so-divided-nation\/\" title=\"Biden Can\u2019t Deny Responsibility For Our \u2018So, So Divided\u2019 Nation\">president-elect&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s son, Donald Trump Jr., noted that Democrats and their leftist media lapdogs are running the same playbook against Gabbard that they did when they gaslit the public with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-accountability-finally-coming-russian-collusion-hoaxer-marc-elias\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia collusion hoax<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The American people aren&rsquo;t falling for it!&rdquo; Don Jr. wrote on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">They run the same playbook over and over again. The American people aren&rsquo;t falling for it! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZcYxRCTudw\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZcYxRCTudw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonaldJTrumpJr\/status\/1865737926228804073?\">December 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Welker asked, &ldquo;So you have confidence in Tulsi Gabbard?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump replied, &ldquo;I do. I mean, she&rsquo;s a very respected person.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Whether you like Gabbard or not, it&rsquo;s laughable to claim that two meetings she had with a now-ousted leader seven years ago disqualifies her from being Trump&rsquo;s DNI.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Democrats are silent about the numerous photos of former House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/longtime-democratic-rep-jerry-nadler-bows-leadership-nancy-pelosi-gets-involved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nancy Pelosi<\/a> and former Secretary of State John Kerry meeting with Assad in the past.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">IMAGES FROM THE ARCHIVES: Nancy Pelosi and John Kerry with Assad. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KqSJqLjIFo\">pic.twitter.com\/KqSJqLjIFo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/1865779623805546704?\">December 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The West once loved Assad. He was called the &ldquo;Lion of Damascus.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>* France gave him the highest award &mdash; Legion of Honor.<br \/> * Queen Elizabeth invited Assad and his wife<br \/> * Nancy Pelosi flew to Syria<br \/> * European + Arab leaders met with him all the time<br \/> * Even the Pope went to Syria <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U9UmPTpPXN\">pic.twitter.com\/U9UmPTpPXN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; S.L. Kanthan (@Kanthan2030) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kanthan2030\/status\/1866272713750532257?\">December 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In 2014, former President Bill Clinton <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/israel-eavesdropped-president-clintons-diplomatic-phone-calls-252771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">met with<\/a> then-Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, the father of Bashar al-Assad.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Assad senior bluff Clinton of compliance and tells the American president Israel should make a gesture, Barak cede southern Lebanon per Clinton request to put &ldquo;Assad on track&rdquo;, Iran (in secret accord with Assad) outflank both and deploys armed militias on southern Lebanon belt. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sVTDP0EcFy\">pic.twitter.com\/sVTDP0EcFy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nagi N. Najjar (@NagiNajjar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NagiNajjar\/status\/1396819817647116291?\">May 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump is right: U.S. politicians meet with foreign leaders all the time. That doesn&rsquo;t mean they&rsquo;re best friends, nor is it an endorsement of that leader.<\/p>\n<p>One of the worst things an American president can do is to cut off all contact with a foreign leader because that escalates tensions and suspicions.<\/p>\n<p>The alienation stokes increased hostility and paves the way for a cold war to morph into a potential hot war. That is never a good idea when <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">numerous nations possess nuclear weapons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>By now, the public is justifiably skeptical of left-wing media narratives about anything &mdash; given the outrageous lies they peddled with the Russia collusion hoax, the coronavirus, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/10584600903502615\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iraq war<\/a>, among numerous other instances.<\/p>\n<p>Given this subversive history of deception, it&rsquo;s hard to take the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-nancy-pelosi-exposes-wrap-smear-now-used-pete-hegseth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manufactured outrage<\/a> over Gabbard seriously.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not surprising that Gabbard&rsquo;s nomination has ignited such fury, since she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tulsi-gabbard-eviscerates-hillary-clinton-queen-warmongers-embodiment-corruption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has long been anti-war<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Elon Musk is right.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon, with a budget of $886 billion, just failed its 7th audit in a row. It&rsquo;s lost track of billions.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, only 13 senators voted against the Military Industrial Complex and a defense budget full of waste and fraud.<\/p>\n<p>That must change.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSanders\/status\/1863268770371772863?\">December 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Shocker We are funding both sides of the war.<\/p>\n<p>Military industrial complex is profiting from both sides.<\/p>\n<p>These people are evil. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7CqFNVDq8R\">pic.twitter.com\/7CqFNVDq8R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DerrickEvans4WV\/status\/1866218821981479303?\">December 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In contrast, many Democrats, some Republicans, and the permanent cadre of &ldquo;national security officials&rdquo; repeatedly exalted by the legacy media are warmongers who lobby on behalf of the Military Industrial Complex.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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During an appearance on &#8220;Meet the Press,&#8221; he responded to NBC News&#8217; Kristen Welker, who questioned Gabbard about her 2017 meetings with former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. Despite Democratic claims that these meetings indicate Gabbard&#8217;s loyalty to Assad, Trump defended her by stating that American politicians frequently meet with foreign leaders. He also criticized former national security officials who oppose Gabbard, suggesting they are not always trustworthy. 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