Tulsi Gabbard, demokratska zastupnica s Havaja, primila je u srijedu oštre kritike širom političkog spektra nakon što je napala predsjednika Donalda Trumpa zbog njegovog odgovora Saudijskoj Arabiji glede ubojstva Jamala Kashoggija.
Trump je izjavio u utorak: “Napuštanje Saudijske Arabije bila bi užasna pogreška”, dodajući, “Možda nikada nećemo saznati sve činjenice vezane za ubojstvo gosp. Jamala Kashoggija. U svakom slučaju, naš odnos je s Kraljevinom Saudijskom Arabijom. Oni su bili veliki saveznik u našoj vrlo važnoj borbi protiv Irana.”
Gabbard je odgovorila u srijedu ovim tweetom: “Hey @realdonaldtrump: biti kuja Saudijske Arabije ne znači “Amerika prva.””
Hey @realdonaldtrump: being Saudi Arabia’s bitch is not “America First.”
— Tulsi Gabbard (@TulsiGabbard) November 21, 2018
Gabbard se zbog tweeta gotovo istog trenutka suočila s kritikama ljudi širom političkog spektra zbog svojeg sastanka sa sirijskim predsjednikom Bashar Assadom u siječnju 2017.
And how would you describe your fondness for Assad? Asking for the 500,000 Syrians he murdered… including the 50,000 children who gasped their last breath because of him. https://t.co/5Ezre1lWwO
— Adam Kinzinger (@RepKinzinger) November 21, 2018
An Assad stooge, everyone. https://t.co/dKGGECRlnh
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) November 21, 2018
.@TulsiGabbard met with Bashar al-Assad last year and expressed doubt that he had attacked his own civilians with chemical weapons. Refresher, from @eliseviebeck, here: https://t.co/jp33fmUn0f https://t.co/v3d7aJzNnc
— Ali Rogin (@AliABCNews) November 21, 2018
After the election, Rep. Gabbard visited Trump Tower to defend Bashar al-Assad to the president-elect. https://t.co/k7NwBxcM0a https://t.co/eBru8aNDBQ
— Scott Bixby (@scottbix) November 21, 2018
assad's vassal says what? https://t.co/K57gWssEtE
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) November 21, 2018
Mayyyybe sit this one out https://t.co/um4BPtSpWHhttps://t.co/cByZt0g2dW
— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) November 21, 2018
We can't allow this kind of rhetoric to become acceptable as a concession to the age of Trump. And if the public has become so debased that politicians can't be heard on big issues w/o resorting to this kind of language, our problems run much deeper than this rhetoric can solve. https://t.co/4z4tRbtExE
— Michael Wear (@MichaelRWear) November 21, 2018
Now do one about Syria https://t.co/ctoTfplqTF
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) November 21, 2018
Bashar Assad's most prominent congressional supporter is deeply concerned about Trump's relationship with Saudi Arabia https://t.co/Ce6UylUqzq
— Tom Gara (@tomgara) November 21, 2018
Who was the bitch that used Stand Up For America — a not-for-profit organization founded after the 9/11 attacks — to promote one of their political campaigns? Oh, right. That was you. https://t.co/wskQTbWhpi
— Arthur Schwartz (@ArthurSchwartz) November 21, 2018
Great, Tulsi. Now say something against Assad. https://t.co/e82XxEh36t
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) November 21, 2018
The worst possible messenger on the planet for this sentiment https://t.co/MCrYSXaTAw
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) November 21, 2018
TFW Assad's pal is dunking on you for being too cozy to a Middle Eastern dictator… https://t.co/PVsIeg5BTs
— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) November 21, 2018
