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On the recordFebruary 10, 2025
after Tulsi Gabbard was selected as Donald Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence, the Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda was overjoyed. They wrote: ``The CIA and FBI are trembling.'' Sadly, the Russian newspaper is probably right about that. Another Russian state outlet called her a ``Comrade.'' On a separate broadcast, top Putin mouthpiece Vladimir Solovyov, after gushing about Kash Patel, said: ``And what about our girl? We have our girl there.'' ``Our girl'' is evidently the Kremlin's way of referring to our nominee Tulsi Gabbard. His guest asked, so as to be sure, ``Intelligence?'' The answer was yes. RT, yet another Russian outlet that Ms. Gabbard ``regularly read and shared articles from,'' took to Twitter to defend her: ``We've got your back, Tulsi.'' Yes, they certainly do. In September, it was revealed that RT was acting covertly on behalf of Moscow to spread propaganda in the United States. It is not a surprise that RT has Tulsi Gabbard's back. The question is, Should we? The Director of National Intelligence is the nerve center of our Nation's intelligence network. It is the linchpin between 18 Agencies tasked with detecting and preventing threats to our national security and coordinating our intelligence resources. It is a job that requires judgment. It requires experience. It requires a high degree of trust. Above all, it requires a deep and unwavering commitment to the truth and a willingness to stand up to despots.…
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California
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govinfo.gov
Feb 10, 2025

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