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How Did Tulsi Gabbard Damage National Security? And Why Is Trump Protecting Her?

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By Mark Sumner Verified
| The National Memo Verified
It's been eight months since an intelligence official came forward with serious allegations against Tulsi Gabbard. That seems like a very long time to sit on something that reportedly represents a "grave threat" to the nation. But that report has literally been locked away where no one can see it. Because Trump needs Gabbard. She’s heading the operation to discredit the midterm elections. Finding the most terrible, noxious, execrable official in the Donald Trump White House is a difficult challenge.
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Tulsi Gabbard did something terrible. Trump is saving her so she can do something worse.

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By Mark Sumner Verified
| Daily Kos Verified
It's been eight months since an intelligence official came forward with serious allegations against Tulsi Gabbard. That seems like a very long time to sit on something that reportedly represents a "grave threat" to the nation. But that report has literally been locked away where no one can see it. Because Trump needs Gabbard. She’s heading the operation to discredit the midterm elections. Finding the most terrible, noxious, execrable official in the Donald Trump White House is a difficult challenge.
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Abolish ICE. Eliminate DHS. An Agenda For 2026

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By Mark Sumner Verified
| Daily Kos Verified
Weeks after the attacks of 9/11, Congress rushed to pass the USA Patriot Act. A few months later, with military forces already fighting in Afghanistan, Congress added the Homeland Security Act. There is a direct path between these legislative acts and bodies on the ground in Minneapolis. These are twin acts of cowardice, born of fear and confusion and championed by men who saw their chance to replace freedom with control. They are disaster fascism incarnate.
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