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1/ Seems like a good time for a reminder of Tulsi Gabbard's relationship with Syria/Assad -- and many times she has thrown Syrians under the bus. Let's start with 2015, when she voted with 242 GOP to pass HR 4038, blocking 10K Syrian refugees from the US. reappropriate.co/2015/11/shame-…
2/ In 2016, Gabbard & two GOP were ONLY members of Congress to vote AGAINST H CON RES 121: "Condemning the gross violations of international law amounting to war crimes & crimes against humanity by the Government of Syria, its allies, and other parties to the conflict in Syria."
3/ And for those tulsi fanboys (and yeah lots of boys) who can't seem to navigate the Congressional website and look at Tulsi Gabbard's actual votes. Here are the receipts. clerk.house.gov/evs/2016/roll1… And some screenshots if verifying the link is just too much trouble. #TrickyTulsi
4/ It's worth noting that -- just like her votes in support of military spending -- Tulsi Gabbard often seems to rake in campaign contributions when she votes in favor of violence. Look at the contributions from Dec 2015. (& go to FEC reports to confirm.) tulsigabbard.guru/campaign-donat…
3/ And for those tulsi fanboys (and yeah lots of boys) who can't seem to navigate the Congressional website and look at Tulsi Gabbard's actual votes. Here are the receipts. clerk.house.gov/evs/2016/roll1… And some screenshots if verifying the link is just too much trouble. #TrickyTulsi
4/ It's worth noting that -- just like her votes in support of military spending -- Tulsi Gabbard often seems to rake in campaign contributions when she votes in favor of violence. Look at the contributions from Dec 2015. (& go to FEC reports to confirm.) tulsigabbard.guru/campaign-donat…
5/ Reminder that Gabbard did not just "unexpectedly" meet w/Assad twice. She also met w/Grand Mufti Ahmed Badreddin Hassoun, who is 1 of 3 who signed execution orders for 1000s of political prisoners, Minister of Reconciliation Ali Haidar & Syrian Ambassador to UN Bashar Jaafari.
Since her Tucker Carlson interview after DT strikes, Tulsi Gabbard has repeatedly asked for evidence of chemical attacks.

Yet for 2 years, she refuses to review any of the evidence that has been presented -- regardless of the source.

If she did, she'd have to break up w/Assad.
7/ Since fans say, "Gabbard just wants evidence!"

Please show me where she has EVER acknowledged or refuted these reports:

Oct 2017 UN Investigative Panel;
Jan 2018 Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Findings;
June 2018 OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria.
8/April '17: If Pres Assad is found to be responsible after an independent investigation for these horrific chemical weapons attacks, I'll be the FIRST one to denounce him, to CALL HIM A WAR CRIMINAL & to call for his prosecution in an Intnl Criminal Court
...Wait for it... "But the key is now with President Trump's reckless military strikes last night, it flew directly in the face of the action that the UN was working on at that time, to launch an independent investigation, to find out...who was responsible."

And yet the UN did.
What Muslims in Hawaii had to say about Gabbard's meeting:

Hakim Ouansafi, chairman of the Muslim Association of Hawaii:"it is absolutely no different than saying we want to help the victims of the Holocaust, and then you go and meet with Hitler twice." hawaiinewsnow.com/story/34517300…
11/ This video showing protests against Tulsi Gabbard at a "Muslims for Peace" event at Rutgers is now very hard to find. Gabbard works so hard at presenting a scrubbed image of herself that her campaign has spent over...
12/...$90,000 on video equipment and other video expenses (with some of it going to family members per FEC reports.)

This video equipment (and talent) was used to present reimagined version of the Muslim for Peace event, which she posts at her website.
13/ The final Tulsi Gabbard/Assad crazy talk from just two years ago was her interview with Ryan Grim of The Young Turks, Gabbard claimed that at her meeting with Assad, he agreed to holding fair and open elections with objective international observers.
14/
2/6/19: Tulsi Gabbard tells @Morning_Joe it's "possible" Assad used chemical weapons but he is not a direct foe
2/20/19: Gabbard tells @MeghanMcCain there's no disputing Assad used chemical weapons but other terror groups have too

...wait for it...
15/
3/10/19: Gabbard says evidence needs to be gathered & if there's evidence Assad committed war crimes, should be prosecuted
3/11/19: She tells @StephenAtHome there's no disputing reports have shown CW attacks have been used by Syrian govt & terror groups

Internet is forever.
Actually new website: trackingtulsi.com/assad-and-syria
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