With Trump in Middle East, Tulsi Gabbard's old post blasting US President over 'America First' re-surfaces

An old tweet from Tulsi Gabbard, the head of intelligence chief, has re-surfaced online when US President Donald Trump is on his Middle East tour. The tweet, dated November 2018, chastised Trump for deviating from his “America First” stance. “Hey @realdonaldtrump: being Saudi Arabia’s bitch is not ‘America First,’” Gabbard wrote on X (then Twitter). Tulsi as then a presidential candidate.


Back then, Trump tweeted that the US was “locked and loaded,” signaling its readiness to use military force to protect Saudi Arabia’s oil interests from Iran. Reports indicated he had warned that any attacks on Saudi oil facilities by Iran would prompt U.S. retaliation.


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Old post of Tulsi Gabbard re-surfaces

Five years ago, Tulsi had called Trump "corrupt", “unqualified to serve,” and “Saudi Arabia’s b***h.” Gabbard had made the comments in the run-up to her unsuccessful 2020 bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, where she didn’t shy away from criticizing Trump’s performance.

A disgruntled Gabbard claimed online that Trump was Trump was behaving as if Saudi Arabia was giving him direct orders. “Trump awaits instructions from his Saudi masters. Having our country act as Saudi Arabia’s bitch is not ‘America First,’” she tweeted. The US had 'reason to believe' it knew who was responsible for the attack, Trump said, adding that the Saudi government was 'waiting to hear from the Kingdom about who they believe was behind the attack' and how the US could assist."

In 2018, the National Guard veteran was sharply critical of Trump’s decision to stand by Saudi Arabia despite U.S. intelligence linking Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

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Less than a year later, Gabbard voiced support for the 2019 impeachment inquiry into President Trump, which focused on his efforts to pressure Ukraine in exchange for crucial US aid. “Donald Trump is corrupt — he is unfit to serve our country as president,” she told The Hill. “He is unqualified to serve as commander-in-chief. I’m running for president to defeat him.”

During a 2019 campaign stop in New Hampshire, Gabbard strongly criticized Trump’s decision to deploy US troops to defend Saudi oil infrastructure. While Trump claimed Saudi Arabia had paid “$1 billion” for the deployment, he did not clarify the specifics of the arrangement.

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After her 2020 presidential campaign failed to gain momentum, Gabbard withdrew from the race and endorsed Joe Biden. In a shift since then, she campaigned to be Trump’s running mate and is currently helping him prepare for the upcoming Sept. 10 presidential debate and later went on to endorse him for the post of US President.

The post reappeared after Trump declared on Sunday that only a “fool” would turn down a free gift, confirming that the United States will receive a $400 million premium Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from Qatar's royal family. "The Boeing 747 is being given to the United States Air Force/Department of Defense, NOT TO ME!" Trump stated in a post on Truth Social. Calling it a present from Qatar, he clarified, “It will be used by our Government as a temporary Air Force One, until such time as our new Boeings, which are very late on delivery, arrive.”