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Tucker Carlson Says Any GOP Senator Who Votes ‘Against Tulsi Gabbard’s Confirmation’ Is ‘Enemy Of The United States’

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Daily Caller News Foundation co-founder Tucker Carlson said Thursday that any Republican Senator who ends up voting against confirming former Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as President-elect Donald Trump’s Director of National Intelligence (DNI) is America’s “enemy.”

Trump picked Gabbard to be his DNI on Nov. 13, but the former congresswoman and member of the National Guard has faced backlash from numerous national security officials that are tied to groups targeting “election misinformation,” left-wing organizations, intelligence agencies and defense contractors. Carlson, during his speech at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest, argued that Republican senators who vote against Gabbard are signalling opposition to meaningful government reform.

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“She is the critical appointment because she has the ability to declassify the truth about what your government has been doing in your name with your money for decades. No one doubts that Tulsi Gabbard’s a patriotic person. She’s an army officer,” Carlson said. “She served in the U.S. military for 20 years … By the way, if she was a foreign agent, how exactly is she carrying a gun in the U.S. military? It’s absurd. You will know who’s on which side by the reaction to Tulsi Gabbard.”

Gabbard joined the Republican party shortly before Trump’s November victory and was a surrogate for him on the campaign trail. She previously served in the Army National Guard for over twenty years, during which she deployed to Iraq and Kuwait.

“If there are Republican senators who are voting against Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation … either in the Intel Committee or in the open Senate, you will know that person is not only my enemy as someone who voted for change, for openness, for transparency, for an end to corruption, for a draining of the swamp, you know that person is an enemy of the United States. Period,” Carlson continued. “It’s really that simple. And you will get the same story: ‘Oh, it’s national security. We can’t let our enemies know. We can’t trust Tulsi Gabbard.’ No, we can’t trust you actually. This is going to take place in the open, assuming we get that far.”