The Tulsi Gabbard Bashar al-Assad Controversy Explained
Aug 1, 2019 · After meeting the Syrian leader on a quiet "fact-finding" mission in early 2017, his image in the U.S. as an alleged war criminal and human rights abuser followed Gabbard home and has been a...
Tulsi Gabbard's meeting with Syria's Assad at center of …
Jan 29, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — When Tulsi Gabbard returned to Washington from a clandestine sit-down with Syria’s then-president Bashar Assad eight years ago this month, she was greeted with a flurry of criticism.. Lawmakers and civil society groups chastised Gabbard, then a Hawaii congresswoman, for her meeting with an avowed U.S. adversary whose administration has been credibly accused of war crimes ...
Mysterious meeting with Syria's Assad at center of US spy chief's ...
Jan 30, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — When Tulsi Gabbard returned to Washington from a clandestine sit-down with Syria’s then-president Bashar Assad eight years ago this month, she was greeted with a flurry of ...
A mysterious meeting with Syrian president is at the center of spy ...
Jan 29, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — When Tulsi Gabbard returned to Washington from a clandestine sit-down with Syria’s then-President Bashar Assad eight years ago this month, she was greeted with a flurry of criticism. At the time, Gabbard defended the trip by saying she had gone to try to find a peaceful resolution to a long and bloody conflict.
Five Takeaways from Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel hearings
6 days ago · Gabbard also faced scrutiny for a 2017 visit to Syria to meet then-President Bashar al-Assad. The trip came after the US government demanded Assad step down because of his government's attacks ...
Tulsi Gabbard Defended Russia and Syria. Now She Must Defend …
6 days ago · On Syria and Assad. Ms. Gabbard has said she opposed U.S. support for armed rebels seeking to overthrow Mr. Assad, partly because it is not in America’s interest to involve itself in wars to ...
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's top spy pick, faces fresh scrutiny over …
Jan 30, 2025 · Former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard's controversial 2017 meeting with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and past statements on Russia's invasion of Ukraine have drawn fresh scrutiny after...
4 Takeaways From Tulsi Gabbard’s Confirmation Hearing
6 days ago · On Thursday, Ms. Gabbard testified that her critique of U.S. policy on Syria had been validated by Mr. Assad’s fall from power and the takeover by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a former affiliate of Al ...
Bid to contain fallout from Tulsi Gabbard meeting with Bashar al-Assad ...
Jan 21, 2025 · Gabbard’s 2017 trip to Syria, where she met with authoritarian leader Bashar al-Assad, is expected to be a focus of questions from senators weighing her nomination to be director of national ...
Tulsi Gabbard: ‘Assad is not the enemy of the United States’ - CNN
Feb 6, 2019 · Hawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is not the enemy of the United States, standing by her opposition to US involvement in that country’s civil war...