by William Upton, The National Pulse:
An email exchange between Trump transition team spokeswoman Alexa Henning and Newsweek reporter Sophie Grace Clark appears to expose a concerted effort to smear Director of National Intelligence (DNI) nominee Tulsi Gabbard as a pro-Russia, pro-Assad flunkie.
Clark alleges in now-published e-mails that her story is “merely providing context around [Gabbard’s] choice” as a cabinet pick, but the London-based reporter, formerly of “celeb” magazines such as OK!, outright rejected materials provided by the Trump transition that undermine her claims.
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Clark reached out to the Trump transition team, indicating they were running a story on Gabbard allegedly spreading pro-Russia and pro-Assad propaganda. However, when the Trump transition team requested specific quotes and examples from Newsweek, Clark responded with another of her articles making the same baseless claims, according to a post by Henning on X (formerly Twitter). The materials provided by Newsweek, Henning charges, take Gabbard out of context and truncate quotes to make them appear supportive of Putin and Assad.
The media is such a joke.
Newsweek: Hi, Tulsi Gabbard spreads Russian and Assad propaganda. Comment?
Me: Can you send exact quotes of this?
NW: *sends Newsweek articles just reiterating that accusation*
Me: Got it, well here are her exact quotes of calling Assad a brutal…
— Alexa Henning (@alexahenning) January 13, 2025
In response, Henning supplied Clark with exact quotes from Trump’s DNI nominee, which clearly show her referring to Assad as a “brutal dictator” who “has used chemical weapons against his people.” Additionally, Henning provided Clark with Gabbard’s full quote regarding a meeting with Assad, in which the DNI nominee clearly states that it was done “in the pursuit of national security and the pursuit of preventing more of our brothers and sisters from being sent into harm’s way on missions that make our country less safe… .”
Additionally, Henning provided admissions by the U.S. government regarding the presence of bio labs in Ukraine.
Despite these direct quotes and statements contradicting the crux of her story, Clark published the smear against Gabbard anyway. When Henning asked if she included the direct quotes provided, Clark replied, “That is not what the story is about. I’m merely providing context around her choice as a cabinet pick.”
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