Tulsi Gabrield, a former Hawaii congresswoman, has been added to a TSA watch list under the Quiet Skies Program. The program is supposed to protect American air travelers from domestic terrorists. She was put on the list on July 23, a day after she had criticized Kamala Harris and Biden for weaponizing government in an interview she gave to Fox News host Laura Ingraham.
She appeared again on Ingraham’s program Friday, and said it was a clear act of political revenge:
Laura, it’s clear that this is political revenge. It’s impossible to say it any other way. The very next day, after our conversation on air, you laid out the sequence of events. You warned the American people how dangerous it would be to have Kamala Harris as president.
The Department of Homeland Security placed me on the domestic terror watchlist, called “Quiet Skies”. It is a real and visceral pain that I feel. As you said, I joined the military because 9/11 was a terrorist attack, and wanted to hunt down the Islamist terrorists that attacked us. Now, my government has put me on the domestic terror watchlist.
The ultimate feeling of betrayal is felt when it hits you to the core.
Watch:
RETALIATION. A few weeks ago, I had the audacity to tell the truth: that Kamala Harris would essentially be a mouthpiece and puppet of the Military Industrial Complex and National Security State. The next day, July 23, they retaliated. Sadly this is what we can expect from the… pic.twitter.com/nxddO5TGTj
— Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) August 10, 2024
This is the worst we can hope for from “Harris” administration.
Tulsi’s story should send chills down the spines of all Americans who love freedom.
Gabbard continued to explain how it changed her life.
We need to examine why they do this. It’s a chilling experience. This type of surveillance sends a message to me, and anyone else, who might dare to criticize the government of their country, a right guaranteed under the First Amendment. We will be subjected to a violation of our 4th Amendment rights to privacy.
Laura, this is the most stressful thing that has happened to you. You will be forever looking over your shoulder wondering how and if our government, in all of these different agencies is watching, surveilling you. Do they read my text messages or emails? Listen to my phone call?
We’ve seen a lot of political retaliation out of this administration, but this instance seems to be one of the most blatant and disturbing. Now any regular person can be put on a terror watch list just for speaking their mind? As Ingraham said during the interview, “But Donald Trump’s a totalitarian right? He’s the dictator in waiting. OK.”
