Russian asset rumors fuel Tulsi’s rebrand

Tulsi Gabbard getting called a Russian agent isn’t just some wild internet rumor - it’s been an open secret in DC and the intel community for years. Back in 2019, when Hillary Clinton made that not-so-subtle comment about “someone” in the Democratic presidential lineup being groomed as a Russian asset, Tulsi - who was still a Democrat running for president at the time - instantly took it personally and fired back like she’d been named directly. She could have let it slide, but instead she basically put the spotlight on herself, and then went full villain mode: the dramatic white streak in her hair, the sharp suits, the whole “supervillain” vibe that the right-wing crowd seems to eat up. She practically rebranded herself as the authoritarian’s dream candidate, and the MAGA crowd has been loving it. But the real jaw-dropper for me was when it came out that Gabbard’s campaign literally paid Christopher Cooper, a DC PR guy who’s been named in Senate memos for helping Russian operatives spread propaganda on Capitol Hill. Cooper’s firm even screened those infamous anti-Magnitsky movies for Russian spies, trying to smear the people behind the sanctions. And out of every consultant in America, Tulsi picks the one guy actually linked to Russian intelligence efforts - and even used him to go after journalists looking into her Russia ties. You can’t make this up. So call her an agent, asset, or just a paid mouthpiece - whatever label you want, she’s cashing checks from both DC and Moscow and playing exactly the role Russia wants in American politics. Wild times.