Tulsi Gabbard accuses NBC of trying to smear her as 'Kremlin stooge' to 'discredit' her 2020 campaign

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• Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who's running for president in 2020, has accused NBC News of attempting to smear her as a "Kremlin stooge."
• A recent NBC report suggested there are signs Russian propagandists are working to back Gabbard's candidacy. 
• In a tweet, Gabbard said NBC "used journalistic fraud to discredit our campaign."
• The Hawaii congresswoman, who has controversial positions on foreign policy, also seemed to embrace the notion NBC is part of a broader effort to undermine her campaign because she has views contrary to the Democratic establishment. 

Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who's running for president in 2020, on Sunday lashed out at NBC News over a report suggesting Russian propagandists have started to back her candidacy. 

Gabbard, who formally launched her campaign on Saturday, in a tweet accused NBC of employing "journalistic fraud to discredit our campaign."

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