Looking back, I fully underestimated the power of, of the media, really, quite frankly, and how, I mean, it was weaponized immediately. The very day that I had planned to announce my candidacy in Hawaii, There was an NBC story that came out. They weren't planning on publishing it until a week later because they'd asked, oh, well, what do know, we want to get your comment. And they told us they were going to publish it on a certain date. They published it as I was walking on that stage to make the announcement. And it was the beginnings of Tulsi Gabbard is a Russian Asset. And what I, where I found myself throughout the course of that campaign was kind of like me … (1:08:35–1:08:51)
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Asserts that NBC published a story earlier than planned, coinciding with her campaign announcement.
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