{"id":2380308,"date":"2024-12-15T15:01:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T20:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-schmitt-deems-tulsi-gabbard-a-patriot-in-a-rebuke-against-smearing-her-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-15T15:01:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T20:01:42","slug":"eric-schmitt-deems-tulsi-gabbard-a-patriot-in-a-rebuke-against-smearing-her-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-schmitt-deems-tulsi-gabbard-a-patriot-in-a-rebuke-against-smearing-her-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Schmitt deems Tulsi Gabbard \u2018a patriot\u2019 in a rebuke against \u2018smearing\u2019 her &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Feric-schmitt-deems-tulsi-gabbard-a-patriot-in-a-rebuke-against-smearing-her-washington-examiner%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=2380308&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>Senator Eric\u200b Schmitt (R-MO) publicly defended\u2062 Tulsi Gabbard,who has been nominated by President-elect Donald \u200cTrump for \u2064teh\u2062 position \u200dof director of national intelligence. Schmitt emphasized Gabbard&#8217;s qualifications,describing her \u2064as\u200b a \u2064&#8221;patriot&#8221; who\u2062 has served the country honorably.\u200d He acknowledged\u200b concerns regarding\u2062 her\u2064 past interactions with ousted Syrian \u2062President Bashar Assad but stressed Gabbard&#8217;s potential to\u2062 implement necessary \u2063reforms within intelligence agencies.Schmitt\u2062 argued that Gabbard&#8217;s viewpoint \u200daligns with Trump&#8217;s agenda of challenging \u2064the status quo in Washington. He \u200dexpressed confidence in her ability to address issues such as the\u200b suppression \u200dof <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/embattled-environmental-activist-takes-center-stage-in-bid-to-cancel-pipeline\/\" title=\"Embattled Environmental Activist Takes Center Stage in Bid to Cancel Pipeline\">data related<\/a> to the Hunter Biden\u200c laptop story by intelligence agencies.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Eric Schmitt deems Tulsi Gabbard &lsquo;a patriot&rsquo; in a rebuke against &lsquo;smearing&rsquo; her<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1912495\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) defended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tulsi-gabbard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tulsi Gabbard<\/a>, President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s nominee for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3229131\/tulsi-gabbard-trump-appointed-director-national-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">director of national intelligence<\/a>, arguing she is the right person to provide reform to the agencies she would oversee.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Schmitt was asked if he has any concerns about Gabbard and her &ldquo;history&rdquo; with ousted Syrian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bashar-al-assad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bashar Assad<\/a>, including her claims that he was not an enemy of the United States. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3256033\/tulsi-gabbard-syria-regime-questions-senators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gabbard said she went to Syria to &ldquo;see and hear directly from the Syrian people&rdquo;<\/a> affected by the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">devastating civil war taking place<\/a>, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@TulsiGabbard\/the-syrian-people-desperately-want-peace-e308f1777a34#.x6vu12jo6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">blog post<\/a> at the time of the 2017 meeting with Assad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3223892\/president-elect-donald-trump-cabinet-picks-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP CABINET PICKS: WHO&rsquo;S BEEN TAPPED TO SERVE IN THE PRESIDENT-ELECT&rsquo;S ADMINISTRATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know Tulsi Gabbard, she&rsquo;s a patriot,&rdquo; Schmitt said on ABC News&rsquo;s <em>This Week<\/em>. &ldquo;She served our country honorably. She, I think, fits the reform agenda. President Trump ran on disrupting permanent Washington, and having people who are going to view things differently. The intelligence agencies in this country were part of the Hunter Biden laptop, suppressing that story. There&rsquo;s a lot of reform, George, that needs to happen in those agencies, Tulsi Gabbard is somebody who I think can execute on that. And she&rsquo;s also somebody that believes in our Constitution, individual liberties, and I think this smearing her as some sort of foreign asset is a slur against her, and I look forward to her opportunity to answer these questions in these Senate confirmation hearings.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2727342&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=9f6f3b980774f4df1941959b12b81eab\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When Schmitt was pressed on if he had any concerns about Gabbard and her relationship with the Assad regime, Schmitt said he does not, citing how it is not unusual for lawmakers to visit foreign countries to speak to their leaders. He argued that President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a>&rsquo;s lack of talking to foreign leaders has resulted in him not being respected, whereas Trump wants to engage in diplomacy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220465\/what-trump-promised-day-one-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHAT TRUMP HAS PROMISED TO DO ON DAY 1 IN THE OVAL OFFICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Missouri senator was also asked what he thought of Kash Patel, Trump&rsquo;s nominee for director of the FBI, and the concerns voters may have over Patel utilizing the agency to seek revenge against Trump&rsquo;s opponents. In response, Schmitt argued that statements of Patel having an &ldquo;enemy&rsquo;s list&rdquo; is incorrect, and argued he is &ldquo;the right man for the job.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And let&rsquo;s review the tape here: the FBI was involved in spying on President Trump in 2016,&rdquo; Schmitt said. &ldquo;The FBI was involved in the Hunter Biden laptop coverup, they prebunked that story with Big Tech. The FBI has investigated Catholics because they attend traditional Latin Mass, and the FBI has investigated parents who show up to school board meetings because under the auspices of the Patriot Act, that agency is in desperate need of reform. Kash Patel&rsquo;s very qualified, and I think he&rsquo;s going to&nbsp; get the support in the Senate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the confirmation of Trump&rsquo;s nominees, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/official-polls\/fox-news-poll-voters-feel-hopeful-post-election-want-trump-focus-inflation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-the-left-is-shocked-about-what-these-hispanic-poll-numbers-say-about-biden-2024\/\" title=\"ANALYSIS: The Left Is Shocked About What These Hispanic Poll Numbers Say About Biden 2024\">recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/somehow-57-of-new-yorkers-still-approve-of-andrew-cuomos-performance-are-we-missing-something\/\" title=\"Somehow, 57% Of New Yorkers Still Approve Of Andrew Cuomo\u2019s Performance. Are We Missing Something?\">polling data<\/a><\/a> from Fox News<\/a> indicates that Gabbard faces a mixed response from respondents, with 35% wanting her confirmed and 36% saying otherwise against a margin of error of 3%. Of the survey&rsquo;s 1,015 respondents, 25% had never heard of her.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the same data showed 34% wanting Patel confirmed against 38% of those who do not. 24% of respondents had not heard of him. 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