The slight problem with their faux outrage is that Duckworth was stating facts, and even Sen. Lankford of Oklahoma, another Republican but with a bit of common sense, said he had "concerns" over Gabbard's past comments.

Gabbard appeared to fall for various conspiracy theories about the conflict that were promoted by Russia, as she had done in Syria. One of those conspiracy theories was a Russian claim about the existence of dozens of US-funded biolabs in Ukraine that were supposedly producing deadly pathogens.