Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook McEnany says Juneteenth is a very ‘meaningful’ day to Trump MORE (D-Calif.) and Rep. Tulsi GabbardTulsi GabbardGabbard drops defamation lawsuit against Clinton It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process 125 lawmakers urge Trump administration to support National Guard troops amid pandemic MORE (D-Hawaii) sparred at Wednesday night’s 2020 primary debate, with the California senator accusing Gabbard of undercutting President Obama during appearances on Fox News during his tenure.
“I think that it’s unfortunate that we have someone on this stage who is attempting to be the Democratic nominee for president of the United States who during the Obama administration spent four years full-time on Fox News criticizing President Obama,” Harris said.
“That’s ridiculous, Sen. Harris,” Gabbard responded.
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Harris continued with her attacks on Gabbard, particularly hitting her over her meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad.
“What we need on this stage, in November, is someone who has the ability to win … We need someone on that stage who has the ability to go toe-to-toe with Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE and someone who has the ability to rebuild the Obama coalition and bring the party and the nation together,” Harris concluded.
Kamala Harris opens up a can on Tulsi Gabbard and her right-wing ties. #Democraticdebate #demdebate pic.twitter.com/6DJt8OjZOj
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) November 20, 2019
The back-and-forth came after Gabbard accused the Democratic Party of relying on old-fashioned foreign policies and being in the pocket of special interest groups.
“Our Democratic Party unfortunately is not the party that is of, by and for the people. It is a party that has been and continues to be influenced by the foreign policy establishment in Washington, represented by Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE and others’ foreign policy, by the military industrial complex and other greedy, corporate interests,” she said.
Gabbard and Clinton, the Democratic Party’s 2016 presidential nominee, have engaged in a weeks-long feud since Clinton accused the Hawaii lawmaker of being “the favorite of the Russians,” accusing Gabbard of holding foreign policy views that align with Russia’s priorities.
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