Hillary Clinton - the new Joe McCarthy

[2020 presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard responded to Hillary Clinton after being called a Russian asset. ]

These oh-so -PROGRESSIVE Democrats are now promoting the HATE RUSSIA , New McCarthyism . They sound like creepy 1950s Cold War Era , right wing militarist John Birch Society zealots . Easy to see how " Hawk Hillary ", " Corrupt Hillary ", " Wall St. Hillary " was defeated in the 2016 election - with NO help from Vladimir Putin .

How can any old fashioned 1972 George McGovern " peacenik " vote for the neo-con , ILLIBERAL LIBERAL " New Democrats " ? What a stench of moral decay from the DNC ! Where has the Democratic Party gone ? Gone With The Wind ?

[ Gabbard responded on Twitter Friday afternoon to Clinton's comments.

"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," she tweeted.

"From the day I announced my candidacy, there has been a concerted campaign to destroy my reputation," she added. "We wondered who was behind it and why. Now we know — it was always you, through your proxies and powerful allies in the corporate media and war machine, afraid of the threat I pose."

"It's now clear that this primary is between you and me. Don't cowardly hide behind your proxies. Join the race directly."]

Hillary Clinton - the new Joe McCarthy ?