Tulsi Gabbard Faces Senate Scrutiny Over Assad Comments in DNI Confirmation | EWTN News Nightly

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Tulsi Gabbard, the president-elect's pick to be Director of National Intelligence, met with senators on Capitol Hill as part of her confirmation process. Her first conversations with lawmakers were also colored by the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, putting a spotlight on Gabbard's past remarks about him. Gabbard, who served in the US House for 8 years as a Democrat, is being scrutinized over a 2017 trip she made to Syria to meet with the Syrian president at the time, Bashar Al-Assad. After that meeting, Gabbard said, "Assad is not the enemy of the United States because Syria does not pose a direct threat to the US." Her comments came despite Assad later using biological weapons, killing thousands of his own people. In 2020, the congresswoman was also critical of the Trump administration after the assassination of an Iranian commander, calling it an act of war and claiming there was no justification. In the past, Gabbard also made statements sympathizing with Russia and President Vladimir Putin's ongoing war with Ukraine. Gabbard has a tough road ahead due to these past comments. Capitol Hill Correspondent Erik Rosales reports. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf