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“Treasonous lies”: Mitt Romney calls out Tulsi Gabbard for “parroting Russian propaganda”

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3.14.22
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, on Sunday accused former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of echoing Kremlin talking points after clips of her interview with Fox News were broadcast on Russian state TV. "Tulsi Gabbard is parroting false Russian propaganda. Her treasonous lies may well cost lives," Romney tweeted on Sunday. Romney did not specify which remarks by Gabbard he meant, but his tweet came after she told Fox News host Tucker Carlson in an interview that she was "deeply concerned" about claims of bioweapons in Ukraine. Carlson and other conservatives have spread a conspiracy theory that the Biden administration was funding biological weapons laboratories in Ukraine but there is no evidence to support the claims, The New York Times reported last week. The Daily Beast's Julia Davis posted a screenshot on Twitter showing that clips from Gabbard's interview with Carlson were also replayed on Russian state TV to help "perpetuate the myth of dangerous 'bio-weapons' in Ukraine." The Kremlin has urged Russian state media to "use as much" clips of Carlson's criticism of the United States' foreign policy and NATO as possible, according to a leaked memo obtained by Mother Jones' David Corn.

Gabbard cited last week's testimony by Victoria Nuland, the undersecretary of state for political affairs, who told a Senate committee that "Ukraine has biological research facilities" that the administration is "quite concerned Russian forces may be seeking to gain control of." The State Department told the Times that Nuland was referring to Ukrainian diagnostic and biodefense labs that aim to counter biological threats in the country, not biological weapons research or production facilities. Gabbard also cited a Pentagon fact sheet confirming the existence of "such biolabs." But the Defense Department said last week that there are five biological research labs in Kyiv that focus on diagnostics, therapeutics, treatments, prevention and vaccines, not on military research or biological weapons, which are banned by the Biological Weapons Convention. "There are no DOD bio-weapon labs in Ukraine or anywhere else in the world," a Pentagon official told reporters.

Gabbard has always had a soft spot for Russia.

Some of these bio-labs in Ukraine test plant, animal, and insect samples, - Ukraine has an extensive agriculture indusiry. Other bio-labs test for pathogens and viruii such as Covid-19. They are not "bio-weapon" labs.

How does Ms. Gabbard imagine Covid tests are processed in Ukraine? By Ouija Board?


No evidence to back unproven Russian claim of Ukraine bioweapons program, UN says
 

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Gabbard has always had a soft spot for Russia.

Some of these bio-labs in Ukraine test plant, animal, and insect samples, - Ukraine has an extensive agriculture indusiry. Other bio-labs test for pathogens and viruii such as Covid-19. They are not "bio-weapon" labs.

How does Ms. Gabbard imagine Covid tests are processed in Ukraine? By Ouija Board?


No evidence to back unproven Russian claim of Ukraine bioweapons program, UN says


Soft spot for Russia? LMFAO! She's done far more for this country than you ever have but here you are making a idiotic thread on top of the other 100 idiotic threads you create.


Sweet hack thread though.
 

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Gabbard has always had a soft spot for Russia.

Some of these bio-labs in Ukraine test plant, animal, and insect samples, - Ukraine has an extensive agriculture indusiry. Other bio-labs test for pathogens and viruii such as Covid-19. They are not "bio-weapon" labs.

How does Ms. Gabbard imagine Covid tests are processed in Ukraine? By Ouija Board?


No evidence to back unproven Russian claim of Ukraine bioweapons program, UN says

You carrying Russia's water now
 
You carrying Russia's water now
Rogue Valley did the opposite of carrying Russia's water. Mitt Romney is handy to have talk about moral indignation when it occasionally suits him.
 
Is there a video where she said there are Bio Weapon labs in Ukraine?

Gabbard's response to Mitt.



Senator Romney, you have called me a ‘treasonous liar’ for stating the fact that “there are 25+ US-funded biolabs in Ukraine which if breached would release & spread deadly pathogens to US/world,” and therefore must be secured in order to prevent new pandemics.

Bizarrely, you claim that securing these labs (or even calling for securing these labs) is treasonous and will lead to a loss of life, when the exact opposite is obviously true. The spread of pathogens is what will cause the loss of life, not the prevention of such spread. Senator Romney, please provide evidence that what I said is untrue and treasonous. If you cannot, you should do the honorable thing: apologize and resign from Senate. Evidence of the existence of such biolabs, their vulnerability, and thus the need to take immediate action to secure them is beyond dispute.

1. State Department’s Victoria Nuland acknowledged such labs containing dangerous pathogens exist in Ukraine in her testimony to the US Senate (March 8, 2022): “Ukraine has biological research facilities which, in fact we are quite concerned that Russian troops may be seeking to gain control of. We are working with the Ukrainians on how they can prevent any of those research materials from falling into the hands of Russian forces should they approach.”

2. Pentagon Fact sheet (March 11, 2022) has numerous statements directly & indirectly confirming the existence of such biolabs: “The United States, through BTRP, has invested approximately $200 million in Ukraine since 2005, supporting 46 Ukrainian laboratories, health facilities, and diagnostic sites.” https://media.defense.gov/2022/Mar/11...

3. CBS Face the Nation (March 13, 2022) National Security correspondent David Martin said he’d spoken to a Pentagon official who told him they’re concerned about the existence of such biolabs in Ukraine: “The concern is that the Russians will seize one of these biomedical research facilities that Ukraine has where they do research on deadly pathogens like botulism and anthrax, seize one of those facilities, weaponize the pathogen, and then blame it on Ukraine and the US, because the US has been providing support for some of the research being done in those facilities.”

4. In April 2020, in refuting Russia’s accusation that U.S. is using biolabs in Ukraine to develop biological weapons, U.S. Embassy in Ukraine acknowledged there are U.S. funded labs in Ukraine working with pathogens for vaccine & other peaceful purposes https://ua.usembassy.gov/u-s-ukraine-...

5. CNN fact-check (March 10, 2022): “There are US-funded biolabs in Ukraine, that much is true.” 6. Furthermore, according to the DoD, there are two biolabs in Ukraine that have been under Russian control for some time: “Russia illegally took possession of two Ukrainian-owned laboratories that BTRP upgraded in 2014 and continues to deny Ukrainian access to these facilities.” So, Senator Romney, you have a choice: out of pride, continue to deny the truth or admit you are wrong, apologize, and resign. Aloha.
And remember that without the truth, we can be neither safe nor free.


 
Former Republican congressman Joe Walsh, now a podcast host and Trump critic, praised Romney for calling out Gabbard but questioned why he did not call out those in his own party.

Walsh shared Romney's tweet accusing Gabbard of parroting Russian propaganda, writing, "so had Donald Trump. So has Madison Cawthorn. So has Marjorie Taylor Greene. So has Tucker Carlson. And there are many other Republicans/conservatives as well. Call them out Mitt."
 
Soft spot for Russia? LMFAO! She's done far more for this country than you ever have but here you are making a idiotic thread on top of the other 100 idiotic threads you create.


Sweet hack thread though.
This discussion is about senator Romney commenting on her interview. I would wager to say a lot of people agree with him.
 
Is there a video where she said there are Bio Weapon labs in Ukraine?

Gabbard's response to Mitt.



Senator Romney, you have called me a ‘treasonous liar’ for stating the fact that “there are 25+ US-funded biolabs in Ukraine which if breached would release & spread deadly pathogens to US/world,” and therefore must be secured in order to prevent new pandemics.

Bizarrely, you claim that securing these labs (or even calling for securing these labs) is treasonous and will lead to a loss of life, when the exact opposite is obviously true. The spread of pathogens is what will cause the loss of life, not the prevention of such spread. Senator Romney, please provide evidence that what I said is untrue and treasonous. If you cannot, you should do the honorable thing: apologize and resign from Senate. Evidence of the existence of such biolabs, their vulnerability, and thus the need to take immediate action to secure them is beyond dispute.

1. State Department’s Victoria Nuland acknowledged such labs containing dangerous pathogens exist in Ukraine in her testimony to the US Senate (March 8, 2022): “Ukraine has biological research facilities which, in fact we are quite concerned that Russian troops may be seeking to gain control of. We are working with the Ukrainians on how they can prevent any of those research materials from falling into the hands of Russian forces should they approach.”

2. Pentagon Fact sheet (March 11, 2022) has numerous statements directly & indirectly confirming the existence of such biolabs: “The United States, through BTRP, has invested approximately $200 million in Ukraine since 2005, supporting 46 Ukrainian laboratories, health facilities, and diagnostic sites.” https://media.defense.gov/2022/Mar/11...

3. CBS Face the Nation (March 13, 2022) National Security correspondent David Martin said he’d spoken to a Pentagon official who told him they’re concerned about the existence of such biolabs in Ukraine: “The concern is that the Russians will seize one of these biomedical research facilities that Ukraine has where they do research on deadly pathogens like botulism and anthrax, seize one of those facilities, weaponize the pathogen, and then blame it on Ukraine and the US, because the US has been providing support for some of the research being done in those facilities.”

4. In April 2020, in refuting Russia’s accusation that U.S. is using biolabs in Ukraine to develop biological weapons, U.S. Embassy in Ukraine acknowledged there are U.S. funded labs in Ukraine working with pathogens for vaccine & other peaceful purposes https://ua.usembassy.gov/u-s-ukraine-...

5. CNN fact-check (March 10, 2022): “There are US-funded biolabs in Ukraine, that much is true.” 6. Furthermore, according to the DoD, there are two biolabs in Ukraine that have been under Russian control for some time: “Russia illegally took possession of two Ukrainian-owned laboratories that BTRP upgraded in 2014 and continues to deny Ukrainian access to these facilities.” So, Senator Romney, you have a choice: out of pride, continue to deny the truth or admit you are wrong, apologize, and resign. Aloha.
And remember that without the truth, we can be neither safe nor free.



Don't hold your breath waiting for Romney to resign. Gabbard is a moron.
 
Why are so many Americans siding with/covering for/excusing the Russian murderer.

This makes no sense in our Christian nation.
 
Why are so many Americans siding with/covering for/excusing the Russian murderer.

This makes no sense in our Christian nation.
......because they will say anything to make Biden look bad. That is all that is important to them...politics before country.
 

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Gabbard has always had a soft spot for Russia.

Some of these bio-labs in Ukraine test plant, animal, and insect samples, - Ukraine has an extensive agriculture indusiry. Other bio-labs test for pathogens and viruii such as Covid-19. They are not "bio-weapon" labs.

How does Ms. Gabbard imagine Covid tests are processed in Ukraine? By Ouija Board?


No evidence to back unproven Russian claim of Ukraine bioweapons program, UN says
So please pinpoint the ''treasonous lie" that she told. Thanks.
 
Soft spot for Russia? LMFAO! She's done far more for this country than you ever have but here you are making a idiotic thread on top of the other 100 idiotic threads you create.


Sweet hack thread though.
Why do you even bother postiong here, you offer nothing to this forum no facts. You can't even refute the claim. your trolling attempts aren't fooling anybody\

Why are so many Americans siding with/covering for/excusing the Russian murderer.

This makes no sense in our Christian nation.

They are traitorous POS. Many are probably actually russian or ISIS trolls
 
......because they will say anything to make Biden look bad. That is all that is important to them...politics before country.
So, who is siding with Russia?
 
Why do you even bother postiong here, you offer nothing to this forum no facts. You can't even refute the claim. your trolling attempts aren't fooling anybody
Thats funny coming from you. What did she say that is so horrific and evidence or her being a Russian asset? And be as specific as you are able.
 
This discussion is about senator Romney commenting on her interview. I would wager to say a lot of people agree with him.
I am sure there are a lot of ignorant leftists who agree with him. The trouble is they cant explain why that is. Can you?
 
Why are so many Americans siding with/covering for/excusing the Russian murderer.

This makes no sense in our Christian nation.

So please pinpoint the ''treasonous lie" that she told. Thanks.

Yet more proof you don't read

"Fox News host Tucker Carlson in an interview that she was "deeply concerned" about claims of bioweapons in Ukraine. Carlson and other conservatives have spread a conspiracy theory that the Biden administration was funding biological weapons laboratories in Ukraine but there is no evidence to support the claims, The New York Times reported last week."

Bioweapons claim is Russian propaganda, plus, on Tucker's show who is also spreading Russian propaganda
 
More left eat left.

Love it! 🤣
 
I am sure there are a lot of ignorant leftists who agree with him. The trouble is they cant explain why that is. Can you?
I sure can. But I won't waste my time explaining it to you.
 
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