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Headline Roundup October 18th, 2019

Hillary Clinton, Tulsi Gabbard Trade Insults

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Tulsi Gabbard criticized Hillary Clinton via Twitter Friday, calling her "the queen of warmongers," after Clinton suggested on a podcast that Russia may "groom" Gabbard and support her as a third-party candidate. Some left-leaning voices questioned Gabbard's alignment with the Democratic party; many on the right focused coverage on criticisms of Clinton.

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Gabbard hits back at 'queen of warmongers' Clinton
Gabbard hits back at 'queen of warmongers' Clinton

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Presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) did not hold back Friday when responding to 2016 nominee Hilary Clinton's suggestion that she is the "favorite of the Russians" for 2020, excoriating the former secretary of State as "the queen of warmongers" and "personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party."

“She’s the favorite of the Russians. They have a bunch of sites and bots and other ways of supporting her, so far,” Clinton had told David Plouffe, host of the podcast “Campaign HQ,” and the campaign manager for former...

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‘Embodiment of corruption’: Tulsi Gabbard lashes Hillary Clinton over Russian asset claim
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Tulsi Gabbard responded to Hillary Clinton's assertion that Russia is behind a plan to turn the Hawaii congresswoman into a spoiler candidate by calling the former secretary of state the "queen of warmongers" and invited her to join the 2020 Democratic presidential race.

"Great! Thank you @HillaryClinton. You, the queen of warmongers, embodiment of corruption, and personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party for so long, have finally come out from behind the curtain," Gabbard said in a tweet on Friday.

"From the day I announced my...

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Hillary Clinton pushes theory that Russia is "grooming" Tulsi Gabbard — who hits back on Twitter
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton suggested that she thinks Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, is being “groomed” by Russia to run as a third-party candidate in 2020.

Clinton made the allegations during an interview with David Plouffe, Barack Obama’s former campaign manager. During the interview, Clinton alleged that Russia used 2016 Green Party nominee Jill Stein as an “asset” and suggested that Gabbard would play a similar role in the upcoming election without mentioning her name.

“They’re also going to do third-party again,” Clinton said. “I’m not making any predictions,...

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