Tucker Carlson's Live Tour show in Colorado Springs, CO on Saturday featured Tulsi Gabbard among his guests. The former Democrat Rep turned Republican/conservative commentator is an Army Reserve officer known for condemning the Washington national security state's lust for war, even as Americans suffer from the effects of billions spent on foreign adventurism and failed nation-building abroad. Her appearance on Carlson's Live Tour was timely, as it came just after Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz, both 'lifelong Republicans,' endorsed Kamala Harris for president, while also criticizing 'depraved human being' Donald Trump. Former Vice President Cheney, who oversaw the invasion of Iraq and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein with George W. Bush, said, 'In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump.'
Gabbard criticized Harris for accepting the Cheney family's endorsement, highlighting Cheney's role in the wars in the Middle East. What makes Gabbard's perspective powerful is her personal experience as a longtime Army officer, contrasting with the Cheneys and their neocon associates, who have never served in the military. This discrepancy underscores Ron Paul's term 'chickenhawks' for such policymakers. Below are highlights of Tulsi Gabbard's reaction to Dick Cheney's endorsement of Kamala Harris: 'I have a very simple message for my Democrat friends, my independent friends, and those who may not be sure about who they're voting for in this election. Dick Cheney has just made the choice very clear.'
A vote for Kamala Harris is a vote for Dick Cheney, the architect of everything that has gone wrong in the Middle East for the last few decades.
She continued, 'Her response to the Dick Cheney announcement today was that she was honored to have his endorsement. We have military veterans here, many of you probably served in the Middle East like I did, and it sickened me to hear those words.' Gabbard then addressed Tucker Carlson, saying, 'We have people we care about who were killed in those wars because of Dick Cheney.'
Gabbard concluded, 'Kamala Harris has told us all we need to know about what kind of Commander-in-Chief she would be. I don't know about you, but I would not trust her for a moment with the lives of my brothers and sisters in uniform. Watch Tulsi Gabbard's full discussion with Tucker Carlson from Colorado to get the complete context of her statements.'