Tulsi Gabbard accused Barack Obama of instigating a coup against Donald Trump, describing it as a treasonous conspiracy during a White House briefing. She claimed that Obama manufactured intelligence to undermine the democratic process, asserting that this action undermined the will of the American people in the election. Gabbard's comments were met with considerable skepticism and criticism, especially her use of the term "coup" given the peaceful transfer of power between the two presidents. Critics noted the contradiction of her claims and the publicized context surrounding the Trump-Russia investigation.
There's a brief summary of the details that you'll find within the House Majority staff's report in their investigation into the Obama-directed January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment that leads us to the very same conclusion that we announced in the release of our documents on Friday. The implications of this are far-reaching and have to do with the integrity of our democratic republic.
It has to do with an outgoing president taking action to manufacture intelligence, to undermine and usurp the will of the American people in that election, and launch what would be a years-long coup against the incoming President of the United States, Donald Trump.
Gabbard's accusations have been widely seen as nonsensical given the highly public nature of the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation including Trump publicly asking Russia to hack Hillary Clinton's campaign.
Critics latched onto her use of the term coup to describe Obama's actions, with journalist Mehdi Hasan responding to Gabbard's remarks by saying, "Up is down. Hot is cold. Black is white. Can't make this stuff up."
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