In a new interview conducted over the weekend, President-elect Donald Trump expressed his dissatisfaction with the criticism directed at former Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) regarding her meeting with the Syrian President at the time, Bashar al-Assad.
On Sunday, Trump’s comments during the interview with Kristen Welker on NBC News’ “Meet The Press” were broadcast, just one day after Assad’s government collapsed as a result of an aggressive military campaign by terrorist rebels.
Assad’s collapse marks the end of the civil war which has ravaged the nation of Syria for over 13 years.
“I met with Putin. I met with President Xi of China. I met with Kim Jong-un twice. Does that mean that I can’t be president?” Trump asked.
“People meet. All these people meet. I mean, I see some of the most dishonest people. I’ll tell you, the 51 agents that said that the laptop wasn’t from Hunter, it was from Russia, what about them? Tell me about them. Do you think they did something wrong? Do you think they were all so stupid that they thought that the laptop from hell?–” he added.
Trump rips people claiming that former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s (D-HI) meeting with then-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad disqualifies her from ODNI.
“I met with Putin. I met with President Xi of China. I met with Kim Jong-un twice. Does that mean that I can’t be president?” pic.twitter.com/t8UeX6oGgg
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) December 8, 2024
When asked if he had confidence in Gabbard, Trump responded: “I do. I mean, she’s a very respected person.”
Trump later criticized Welker for what he believed was her political bias against him and his incoming administration.
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