Tulsi Gabbard Confronts Joy Behar Over Accusations on The View

Confrontation on The View

• 🎯 Tulsi Gabbard appeared on The View, ready for a confrontation with Joy Behar, who was perceived as smug and rehearsed.
• 💬 Joy Behar initiated the exchange by questioning Tulsi's ties to foreign interests and associations with figures like Richard Spencer and Tucker Carlson.
• 💡 Tulsi immediately challenged these as innuendos and recycled slander, stating she was there to address such baseless accusations.

Defending Service and Integrity

• 🛡️ Tulsi emphasized her identity as a patriot, strong woman of color, and combat veteran who dedicated her life to protecting Americans after 9/11.
• 🎖️ She highlighted her 16 years of military service and two deployments to the Middle East, witnessing the "terribly high human cost" of war.
• 💥 Tulsi directly accused Joy of being "ignorant or just willfully stupid" for spreading accusations that "strike at the core of who I am."

Challenging Media Narratives

• 🔍 Tulsi criticized Joy for "peddling sound bites" and "manufacturing narratives" rather than challenging power or questioning established stories.
• 🎤 She asserted that Joy's approach was "performance, and bad performance at that," not journalism, and accused her of cowardice.
• ⚠️ Tulsi addressed Hillary Clinton's accusation of her being a "Russian asset" and "groomed" as a third-party candidate, calling it "outrageous and offensive."

Political Stance and Accountability

• 🚀 Tulsi countered by labeling Hillary Clinton the "queen of war" who championed "regime change war" in Iraq, leading to immense destruction.
• 🇺🇸 She rejected the idea that her race or gender were obstacles to being president, stating Americans are ready for a leader who puts "people ahead of politics."
• ✅ Tulsi accused Joy of being "the power" and "the establishment voice" pretending to be edgy, and of manipulating the public rather than informing them.