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RandySF

(57,632 posts)
Sat Jun 10, 2017, 01:14 PM Jun 2017

2015: Tulsi Gabbard sponsored legislation prioritizing Christian over Muslim from the Middle East

Gabbard’s hardline stance carried over to the subject of refugees. She was one of forty-seven Democrats to join the House GOP in passing the SAFE Act in 2015, which would have added extra requirements to the already onerous refugee vetting process and effectively ground to a halt the admission of Syrian and Iraqi refugees into the country. In a statement, Gabbard claimed she was voting for the bill to save the refugee program.

Two months before that, however, she had introduced a resolution calling for the United States to prioritize religious and ethnic minorities in the Middle East — namely, Christians and Yezidis — when granting refugee status. “These persecuted religious minority groups must be our first priority,” she said. In essence, her position — throwing more roadblocks in front of Syrian refugees, while making an exception for Christians — is the same as that of the Trump administration, whose original refugee ban exempted “religious minorities.”

So it was little surprise that shortly after the election, Trump held talks with Gabbard — a meeting set up by Steve Bannon, a longtime admirer of the Hawaii congresswoman. Sources told the Hill at the time that Bannon “loves her” and “wants to work with her on everything,” and that “she would fit perfectly” in the administration because “she gets the foreign policy stuff, the Islamic terrorism stuff.” (Gabbard’s name was conspicuously missing from the letter 169 House Democrats signed last November calling for Trump to rescind Bannon’s appointment.)


https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/05/tulsi-gabbard-president-sanders-democratic-party

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2015: Tulsi Gabbard sponsored legislation prioritizing Christian over Muslim from the Middle East (Original Post) RandySF Jun 2017 OP
Steve Bannon "loves her"? What's Gabbard done to attract Trump's top aide? oasis Jun 2017 #1
Still hate her for her support of Bernie, eh? Chasstev365 Jun 2017 #2
This has nothing to do with Bernie. RandySF Jun 2017 #3

oasis

(49,151 posts)
1. Steve Bannon "loves her"? What's Gabbard done to attract Trump's top aide?
Sat Jun 10, 2017, 01:24 PM
Jun 2017

The DNC needs a thorough investigation of her official activities before Democrats send her back to congress.

Abandoning her high DNC post in the midst of the 2016 elections, surely will be a strike against her.

Chasstev365

(5,191 posts)
2. Still hate her for her support of Bernie, eh?
Sat Jun 10, 2017, 01:31 PM
Jun 2017

Get over it: we need to fight Trump Pence McConnell and Ryan!

RandySF

(57,632 posts)
3. This has nothing to do with Bernie.
Sat Jun 10, 2017, 01:33 PM
Jun 2017

It has everything to do with what we should expect from Democrats who represent deep blue districts like hers. And this legislation is something we should not excuse for anyone. You might want to look in the mirror and ask yourself why you would give a free pass just because they supported Bernie.

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