Former 2024 Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley expressed reservations Wednesday about confirming Tulsi Gabbard as the Director of National Intelligence and also Robert Kennedy Jr. as the secretary of Health and Human Services.
Speaking on SiriusXM’s “Nikki Haley Live,” Haley criticized Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman and 2020 presidential candidate, who recently declared her Republican affiliation and supported Trump. Haley mentioned what she said was Gabbard’s controversial stances on foreign policy issues.
“She opposed ending the Iran nuclear deal. She opposed sanctions on Iran. She opposed designating the Iran military as terrorists who say ‘Death to America’ every single day,” Haley said.
“She said that Donald Trump turned the U.S. into Saudi Arabia’s prostitute. This is going to be the future head of our national intelligence.”
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Haley criticized Gabbard’s 2017 trip to Syria, during which Gabbard met with President Bashar al-Assad, who has been accused of committing atrocities, including chemical attacks, against his own people.
“She said she was skeptical that he was behind the chemical weapons attack. And this, to me, is disgusting,” Haley added.
Haley also took issue with Gabbard’s calls to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, both of whom are accused of leaking classified U.S. intelligence.
“That put Americans in danger,” Haley said.
“She has defended Russia, Iran, and China. She hasn’t denounced any of it.”
Turning her attention to Kennedy, Haley dismissed his qualifications for leading Health and Human Services.
“He’s a liberal Democrat, environmental attorney trial lawyer who will now be overseeing 25 percent of our federal budget and has no background in healthcare,” Haley said, as reported by Politico.
“So some of you may think RFK is cool, some of you may like that he questions what’s in our food and what’s in our vaccines, but we don’t know, when he is given reins to an agency, what decisions he’s going to make behind the scenes.”
Trump announced that former Gabbard will serve as the Director of National Intelligence in his upcoming administration. Trump also revealed his intention to nominate Robert Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Earlier this month, Trump confirmed that he would not be inviting Haley, his former ambassador to the United Nations, to join his second administration.
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