Joe Walsh, a former Republican congressman from Illinois, said former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii) was Russian President Vladimir Putin's “cheerleader” after she was selected to be President-elect Trump's director of national affairs. criticized.
During a debate on MSNBC's “The Weekend” on Saturday, Walsh talked about Trump's selection of Gabbard to lead the U.S. intelligence community and the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of Health and Human Services. He criticized the president's other cabinet appointments.
“These people have no job running these departments,” he said. “As for RFK Jr., this is like a vendetta against Dr. Fauci, but Tulsi Gabbard, all you can say about her is that she's Putin's cheerleader. That's the best you can say. .”
“It's all revenge for what Russia did in 2016,” Walsh said. Highlighted by Mediaite.
President Trump announced Wednesday that he has selected Gabbard to be the next administration's director of national intelligence. This decision surprised many and caused criticism.
Gabbard has shared content in the past that raises false claims and Russia stories that alarm people on both sides of the aisle. She shared material suggesting that the United States was involved in the production of biological weapons in Ukraine in the past, a narrative created by the Russians.
“Joe Walsh is a washed-up Never Trumper who cries himself to sleep every night,” President Trump's press secretary Stephen Chan said in a statement to The Hill. Because its very existence no longer has any meaning.” . “He should come to terms with the enormous loss and reevaluate his life choices. President Trump is the peace president, the only person who can end wars and stop murder, and he is committed to those goals. I am surrounded by governments that are striving towards this goal.”
Updated at 5:54 p.m. EDT
