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Tulsi Gabbard slams Hillary Clinton as 'Queen of warmongers' with 'blood of thousands on her hands'

Gabbard's attack came after Clinton suggested she was being groomed by the Russians to give up her primary bid and run as president as a third party candidate

BY NAMRATA TRIPATHI

UPDATED MAR 2, 2020

Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard slammed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday, calling her "the queen of warmongers," and the "embodiment of corruption."

Gabbard made the statement shortly after Clinton suggested that the 2020 Democratic contender was being "groomed" by the Russians as an asset for the next presidential elections. "Thank you @HillaryClinton," Gabbard tweeted on Friday. "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."

Clinton, while appearing on former President Barack Obama aide David Plouffe’s “Campaign HQ” podcast on Friday, said she believed Russia was "grooming" a Democratic Party candidate to give up their primary bid and run for president as a third-party candidate. The former first lady, however, did not take any names or accused Gabbard directly.

Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) speaks during the AARP and The Des Moines Register Iowa Presidential Candidate Forum on July 17, 2019 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Getty Images)

The 2016 Democratic nominee said that Russia has "got their eye on somebody who is currently in the Democratic primary and are grooming her to be the third-party candidate." Clinton added: "She’s the favorite of the Russians. They have a bunch of sites and bots and other ways of supporting her so far."

Plouffe, however, ended his podcast with a reference to Clinton's "belief that Tulsi Gabbard is going to be a third-party candidate propped up by Trump and the Russians." The former Secretary of State did not appear to contradict his description.

Gabbard also appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight on Friday night and said that Clinton had waged a smear campaign against her because "she knows she can't control me."

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at the TIME 100 Summit on April 23, 2019 in New York City. The day-long TIME 100 Summit showcases the annual TIME 100 list of the most influential people in the world. (Getty Images)

"The reason why she's doing this is because ultimately she knows she can't control me," Gabbard, who was on the campaign trail in Iowa, told Carlson. "I stand against everything that she represents and she know that...if I'm the Democratic nominee and elected president, she won't be able to control me, she won't be able to manipulate me."

The 2020 candidate also accused Clinton of having "blood on her hands" because she had "championed" multiple wars overseas.

"Thousands of my brothers and sisters in uniform were killed in Iraq, a war that she championed," Gabbard added. "Their blood is on her hands. That's why she's smearing my character and trying to undermine my campaign."