Gabbard says Harris 'not qualified to serve as commander-in-chief'

[left-of-center2012]

White House hopeful Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) panned Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) Tuesday as being unqualified to be president, saying the California senator lacks foreign policy experience and does not have the temperament for the job.

“I think one of the things I'm most concerned with is, Kamala Harris is not qualified to serve as commander in chief, and I can say this from a personal perspective as a soldier. She's got no background or experience in foreign policy, and she lacks the temperament that is necessary for a commander-in-chief,” Gabbard said on the podcast “Outkick the Coverage” Tuesday.

Gabbard, who was deployed to Iraq during her time serving in the Army National Guard, said she hopes the next president will have more foreign policy experience than past commanders-in-chiefs.

Harris’s campaign shot back, referencing a 2017 meeting between the Hawaii congresswoman and Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad for which Gabbard has received bipartisan criticism. “Definite hard pass on taking national security advice from Assad's cheerleader,” Harris Campaign Communications Director Lily Adams tweeted.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/454398-gabbard-says-harris-not-qualified-to-serve-as-commander-in-chief

[dem4decades]

1. Oh snap. Assad's cheerleader.

[JI7]

6. yeah, someone into Assad will of course not like Harris

[Blue_true]

56. Yep, no subtlety about that shot. nt

[Tarheel_Dem]

2. That's funny, cuz neither is she. n/t

[Cha]

46. ..

[Tarheel_Dem]

60. Hey Dear Cha.

[DURHAM D]

3. Love it.

Shorter version of Harris campaign response - Go Fuck Yourself.

[asiliveandbreathe]

4. Tulsi must not be getting enough attention or traction..oh that's right..

she's not!!!!!

[customerserviceguy]

44. She's getting down to crunch time

She'll have trouble making the threshold for the third set of debates unless she does something radical to get noticed.

[JI7]

5. Following Putin's orders

[redstatebluegirl]

7. Oh good grief!

We can't be having this circular firing squad people, we are going to get our butts handed to us!

[Lulu KC]

8. But Jill Stein was?

Confused, Inc.

[Lochloosa]

9. Who?

[left-of-center2012]

11. Her here ...

[RandySF]

10. "Look at me, look at me."

[brush]

12. That's laughable. And I suppose she is? Will she cozy up to Assad like trump does to Putin?

[JI7]

14. her cozying up to assad is because of Putin

[brush]

17. Ahhh...putting 2 and 2 together.

Why is she wasting our time?

[JI7]

28. hoping for 2016 again

[greatauntoftriplets]

53. They could have a threesome!

[Guilded Lilly]

13. Tulsi...pffffffft.

[JI7]

15. once again i hope people realize what is going on here

[ecstatic]

23. Is TG a troll? nt

[SouthernProgressive]

32. I'm not sure I do. NT

[JI7]

33. 2016, Putin

[SouthernProgressive]

35. I thought you might be referencing possible teamwork.

https://www.sandersinstitute.com/about/fellows

[JI7]

36. that's part of the same thing. i don't trust deblasio and gabbard

[MBS]

55. Me either. n/t

[DesertRat]

43. Gabbard was on the View yesterday and Meghan McCain was very nice to her

The View has all the candidates on and McCain is usually rude and combative toward them. But Meghan was very polite and respectful to Gabbard saying that both she and her (right wing) husband like and respect her. That tells me all I need to know.

Link to tweet

[BannonsLiver]

16. Harris' folks knew just how to hit her back which was awesome

Tulsi had better watch herself. I have a feeling she may be inviting some unwanted scrutiny.

[JI7]

30. her goal isn't to win herself

[BannonsLiver]

38. Exactly.

My point was she risks her seat in Congress.

[dalton99a]

50. +1

[Politicub]

18. Great response from Harris!

Gabbard is showboating.

[peggysue2]

19. Oooooooo!

Things are gearing up, getting hot on the campaign trail.

[Skya Rhen]

31. IKR?

[qazplm135]

20. Lol a personal perspective as a Soldier? 😂

Well Tulsi, I'm a Soldier too, a higher ranking one at that, and she seems just fine to me

You on the other hand..

[Haggis for Breakfast]

57. Also, her homophobic remarks in the past make her unqualified in my Blue Jackets manual.

[ecstatic]

21. Yikes! I'm both cringing and excited about the debate

next week. More food fights? Gabbard is overplaying her hand at this point and doing the same thing she accused Harris of--below the belt attacks. Let's be clear, ALL the candidates, including Gabbard and Williamson, are more qualified than trump. So why even go there? And who the hell is keeping Gabbard's campaign afloat? I hope they're all verified Americans.

[msongs]

22. tulsi is being primaried next year. she may soon be a civilian again nt

[NurseJackie]

24. That will be interesting to watch unfold.

she may soon be a civilian again nt

I think you're correct.

[Otto Lidenbrock]

25. The second debate is going to be wild

Biden's going to have to be ready to be on the end of the firing line. Sandwiched between Booker and Harris. Gabbard going after Harris too. And then there's Yang hoping to get a word in this time.

[JI7]

34. DeBlasio will go after Biden. And maybe Castro but there is a difference

between booker, castro , Harris and Biden going after each other and what DeBlasio And Gabbard are doing.

[onecaliberal]

26. Said the Republican/Russian talking point.

[DesertRat]

27. The Russian asset can say that to Harris' face in next week's debate

[SouthernProgressive]

29. Don't like the attack or the response.

At least the shot fired back was deserved.

[dawg day]

37. how is Gabbard more "experienced at foreign affairs"?

Being in the military is something, but it's not experience in foreign policy.


We have civilian control of the government for a reason. The president is president first-- commander in chief is a secondary role.

[roody]

41. Her time in Congress and her committee assignments.

[JI7]

42. maybe because she has the backing of a couple leaders of other countries

[5starlib]

39. So is Tulsi gonna aim at Kamala at the debates?

Everyone is worried about Booker and Harris going after Joe...well now it looks like they need to look over their shoulders. Tulsi is going after Kamala!

[ucrdem]

47. She might.

Because what goes around comes around.

[Skya Rhen]

48. +100,000,000,000

[roody]

40. Harris's response proves Gabbard's point. Nt

[George II]

45. And she is? Sheesh!

[CTyankee]

49. With all due respect, Tulsi, serving in the military, while meritorious, does not qualify anybody

to be commander-in-chief. And it looks like she has opened a can of worms on herself in this process. Not smart.

I am leaning toward Harris myself. I think her team handled this well.

This does not speak well for Gabbard.

[mtnsnake]

52. Wells said. n/t

[democratisphere]

51. Best argument I've heard for electing Joe Biden who is certainly the

most experienced and qualified across the board.

[Skya Rhen]

54. +10,000,000

[Gothmog]

59. Agreed

Joe Biden is the most qualified candidate

[MFM008]

58. She still in the race?