Former Democrat Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) has issued a warning that the Washington D.C. deep state is America’s “greatest threat.”
Gabbard, a 2020 Democrat presidential candidate, made the comments during a recent appearance on Fox News’s “Jesse Watters Primetime.”
Her comments seem to align with similar statements from President Donald Trump and some Republicans, who frequently warn about the deep state, or the “permanent Washington elite,” as Gabbard calls it.
“When you look at permanent Washington, you look at all the different hands that are involved,” Gabbard explained to Watters’ viewers.
“And as we’re seeing this whole situation play out over the last couple of weeks, we see very prominently placed is the national security state and the mainstream media.
“And you’ve outlined some of these changing narratives and new information when they see the old piece of information wasn’t quite having the impact that they wanted.”
She then pointed to the recent attacks against Trump from Democrat President Joe Biden’s federal agencies, arguing that they are attempts to stop the 45th POTUS from running again in 2024.
“It’s hard not to be skeptical when you look at their tactics and their timing to really question what their motives are,” Gabbard said.
“To leverage their power and their influence.
“To have an impact on these midterm elections that voters will be going to vote at in just a few weeks.
“And to do what they have already stated publicly is their objective, which is to prevent Donald Trump from running for president in 2024.
“This is not something new,” she concluded.
Gabbard also tweeted a video of the interview.
“The greatest threat to our democracy is not Trump voters or parents protesting at school board meetings, but the permanent Washington elite which has weaponized the govt and teamed up with corporate media to intimidate and silence those who dare to disagree with them,” she captioned the post.
The greatest threat to our democracy is not Trump voters or parents protesting at school board meetings, but the permanent Washington elite which has weaponized the govt and teamed up with corporate media to intimidate and silence those who dare to disagree with them. pic.twitter.com/lRIO5ia3DX
— Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) August 22, 2022
Gabbard’s comments echo those of prominent conservatives who frequently call out the D.C. swamp.
“What am I doing? I’m fighting the deep state,” Trump told Sharyl Attkisson on Full Measure back in 2020, according to Just The News.
“I’m fighting the swamp…If it keeps going the way it’s going, I have a chance to break the deep state.
“It’s a vicious group of people.
“It’s very bad for our country.”
Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona made similar remarks in a tweet last week:
“The Deep State must be fired,” Gosar said.
“Obama embedded tens of thousands of leftists into the bureaucracy.
“They obstructed Trump every day.
“The bureaucracy must be gutted before we have any hope of truly putting America First.”
The Deep State must be fired. Obama embedded tens of thousands of leftists into the bureaucracy. They obstructed Trump every day. The bureaucracy must be gutted before we have any hope of truly putting America First.
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) August 18, 2022
