Friend,

Convicted Felon Donald Trump always says he’s “America first.” Even during his campaign, where he continuously talked about what a dump he thinks our country is to his crowds full of angry supporters, he never strayed from this message. But hey, actions speak louder than words. And according to Trump’s actions, he’s Russia first.

Come on, don’t we think this guy spends a little too much time dealing with the motherland? Back in 2016, he asked for their help rigging the election and even flew over there several times to talk shop with a murderous dictator in between golden showers. Once the media reported on this, Trump very much denied it and even called it a “hit job.” But this didn’t stop him from strengthening his relationship with Putin.

Trump did everything he could while in office to help out Russia, including sending over desperately needed Covid testing machines in the height of the pandemic. Again, this doesn’t sound like America first. Even when Trump left office, he’d have these long private phone calls with Vladi, where we can only assume they were scheming on how to hand Ukraine over to Russia. This relationship has blossomed into a partnership. Trump is probably closer with Putin than he is with Melania or any of his kids (not that that means a ton, but still). 

His latest favor to Putin? Trying to appoint Tulsi Gabbard as Intel Chief. Where to start with this one. She has an FBI file. And you’ll be shocked to learn that Republicans are doing everything they can to suppress it. 

Back in 2017, she took a voluntary trip over to Syria, a Russian Ally and US threat, to meet with their war crime committing dictator. (Where is he now, by the way?) This raised eyebrows across the country, and for some reason, she’s never really come clean about what actually happened over there. We’re gonna guess it’s not something good. 

She was quick to voice her support for Russia after they invaded Ukraine. In fact, she’s so invested in backing Russia, that her staffers say she regularly tunes in to the Kremlin media, a news outlet known for distributing misinformation and propaganda, all regulated by Putin himself. She has voiced her affection for this media so often, that she has actually made her way on to the report itself. Let us rephrase that. A Russian propaganda outlet likes Tulsi Gabbard so much that they are putting her on television. Anybody else find that… unsettling? 

In short, Tulsi supports Trump’s Russia first agenda, and if appointed, will have access to America’s most sensitive intel. Even Lindsey Graham, America’s least favorite bootlicker, met with her and struggled to pay her a complement. The man who spent months trying to convince voters that Herschel Walker deserved a seat in the United States Senate couldn’t say something nice about Tulsi Gabbard. When he’s out, every last American should be out. Help us spread the word and hold Republicans accountable >>

-The Lincoln Project