Josh Rogin: Why Tulsi Gabbard is a danger to US national security, and should be kept away from government

As Tulsi Gabbard evolved from Democratic congresswoman to MAGA celebrity and now Republican nominee for Donald Trump’s cabinet, she has been called a lot of names. She has been accused of being a “Russian asset,” a “useful idiot” and even “Russia’s girlfriend”. Hillary Clinton once suggested Moscow was “grooming” Gabbard to run for president.

In 2022, Republican Adam Kinzinger, at the time a representative of Illinois, called her “traitorous”..