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Tulsi Gabbard: “I was the first Democrat to come out and say, this [bombing…”

Featuring: Tulsi Gabbard, Republican | Director of National Intelligence

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Tulsi Gabbard and Tucker Carlson Discuss Media Integrity, Political Dynamics, and Personal Reflections

Published | Video Starts at 21:44

And I was the first Democrat, and I don't know if I was ultimately the only one, but I was the first Democrat to come out and say, this [bombing Syria] is a horrible idea. This is going to undermine our national security. This is going to cause, you know, the second, third, fourth order of effects like we've seen in Iraq and other regime change wars. (21:44–21:55)

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Asserts she was the first Democrat to oppose Obama's plan to bomb Syria.

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