<p>Director of National Intelligence designate Tulsi Gabbard torched her detractors during her opening statement to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, addressing their likely attacks before they even had a chance to deliver them.</p>
<p>Gabbard wrapped up her statement by predicting that Democrats on the committee — with whom she had previously shared party affiliation — would challenge her loyalty to the United States and question whether she was a &#8220;puppet&#8221; beholden to President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, or a host of others.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">DNI Director-designate <a href="https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TulsiGabbard</a>: Democrats have accused me of being Trump’s puppet, Putin’s puppet, Assad’s puppet, a guru’s puppet, Modi’s puppet — but what truly unsettles them is I refuse to be THEIR puppet. 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/nphSJ26r1M">pic.twitter.com/nphSJ26r1M</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1884994931166495172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;Before I close, I want to warn the American people who are watching at home: you may hear lies and smears in this hearing that will challenge my loyalty to and my love for our country,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>&#8220;Those who oppose my nomination imply that I am loyal to something or someone other than God, my own conscience, and the Constitution of the United States, accusing me of being Trump&#8217;s puppet, Putin&#8217;s puppet, Assad&#8217;s puppet, a guru&#8217;s puppet, Modi&#8217;s puppet — not recognizing the absurdity of simultaneously being the puppet of five different puppet-masters,&#8221; Gabbard continued.</p>
<p>&#8220;The same tactic was used against President Trump and failed,&#8221; Gabbard said, referencing the efforts made by the Left and legacy media to falsely tie Trump to Russia.</p>
<p>&#8220;The American people elected Trump with a decisive victory and mandate for change,&#8221; she added. &#8220;The fact is, what truly unsettles my political opponents is that I refuse to be THEIR puppet.&#8221;</p>
<p>Senator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-cotton-defends-tulsi-gabbard-no-one-should-question-her-patriotism-or-integrity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tom Cotton</a> (R-AR) also predicted that opponents would question Gabbard&#8217;s loyalty and dedication to the United States, saying that such criticisms were ridiculous and unfounded.</p>
<p>&#8220;Hillary Clinton has basically called her a traitor in the past. This is a woman who served more than 20 years in our nation’s army. She’s passed five different background checks. I reviewed the latest one. It’s clean as a whistle. It’s fine for people to have policy differences and ask questions about those differences. I hope no one would impugn Mrs. Gabbard’s patriotism or her integrity,&#8221; Cotton said.</p>

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