Tulsi Gabbard’s bombshell treason accusation against Barack Obama has set Washington ablaze, as NBC News reports. The Trump administration’s National Intelligence Director, alongside CIA Director John Ratcliffe, claims that Obama manipulated intelligence to sabotage Trump’s 2016 victory. This bold move reeks, to some, of political theater, but it has Obama’s team scrambling.
Gabbard and Ratcliffe unleashed these allegations last week, stirring a hornet’s nest. The Trump administration asserts that Obama peddled a false narrative that Russia rigged the 2016 election for Trump. It’s a juicy claim, perfectly timed to rile up the MAGA base.
Last Friday, Gabbard took to social media, announcing a criminal referral to the Justice Department. She doubled down this week, airing the accusations from the White House briefing room. This isn’t just a jab -- it’s a full-on conservative haymaker.
The allegations dovetail with Trump’s struggles to appease supporters after withholding more Jeffrey Epstein documents. Epstein, the notorious sex offender who died by suicide, remains a lightning rod for controversy. Gabbard’s timing suggests a calculated distraction from that mess.
Obama’s camp isn’t sitting idly by. Spokesman Patrick Rodenbush called the claims “ridiculous” and a “weak attempt at distraction.” His statement drips with disdain, but it’s a textbook dodge from engaging the substance.
“Out of respect for the presidency, we don’t normally dignify this nonsense,” Rodenbush said. Yet, he felt compelled to respond, proving Gabbard’s accusations hit a nerve. The Obama team’s high-wire act aims to keep this from spreading out of its control.
Former CIA Director John Brennan didn’t mince words, calling Gabbard’s claims baseless. “She’s cherry-picking things out of context,” Brennan told NBC News. Sounds like a man worried his legacy might take a hit.
Brennan insisted there’s “no factual basis” for Gabbard’s allegations. He accused her of either misreading or willfully lying about the 2016 intelligence assessment. That’s a bold counterpunch, but it’s hard to trust a spook who’s mastered the art of spin.
“I don’t know what their plans are,” Brennan added, hinting at dark motives behind Gabbard’s moves. His uncertainty smells like fear of losing control of the narrative. The Obama machine is clearly rattled.
A 2020 Senate investigation, led by Trump ally, then-Sen. Marco Rubio, backed the intelligence community’s view that Russia meddled at least in part to hurt Clinton and help Trump. Gabbard’s team seems to ignore this nuance, spurring criticism from the left but thrilling the MAGA crowd. It’s a classic play to keep the base fired up.
Meanwhile, Trump’s reposting of a fake AI-generated video of Obama’s arrest over the weekend was pure red meat for his followers. It’s a stunt that screams desperation to keep the spotlight off Epstein. The man knows how to stir the pot.
The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Attorney General Pam Bondi warned Trump in May that his name appears in Epstein’s files. Trump claimed this month that Bondi never told him any such thing. That contradiction fuels suspicion for some that he could be dodging accountability.
Ned Price, another Obama alum, penned a Fox News op-ed titled “Americans should beware of Gabbard’s ‘dangerous distraction.’” He admitted it was written solely for Fox’s audience, where he said “this fire of disinformation is raging.” Clever move, but it’s preaching to the choir’s critics.
“This wasn’t a piece for mainstream outlets,” Price said, revealing a targeted strategy to douse Gabbard’s flames. His op-ed aims to inject “facts” into the conservative sphere, but it feels like damage control. Obama’s team is playing defense, not offense.
The battle, as one Obama official put it, is to stop these claims from creeping into mainstream minds. They’re walking a tightrope, avoiding amplifying the Epstein scandal while countering Gabbard’s narrative. It’s a losing game when the MAGA megaphone is this loud.
