National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard said she is in the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) "Quiet Sky" surveillance list She was exposed “politically motivated” after she revealed the surveillance of the Biden administration at a Senate hearing.
Gabbard told Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Tuesday that she believes she was on the list after an interview with Ingraham Angle on July 22, where she criticized then-Vice President Kamala Harris' leadership.
Gabbard's speech was soon published after the former president Joe Biden Withdrew from the 2024 presidential campaign and recognized Harris as the Democratic nominee.
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“I think they’re trying to intimidate me, but, they’re trying to really create this creepy effect, probably knowing I’m not going to be silent about it and sending people a message if you go to criticize then Vice President Kamala Harris, who will now be the president’s Democratic nominee, and you’re also facing the consequences of the former Democratic Congress proclaiming,” he said.
Senator Rand Paul, r-ky. Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing He received a series of records from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) about Gabbard's placement on "Quiet Sky", confirming that the Federal Air Marshal investigated her on domestic flights in 2024.
Paul noted that the Air Marshal reported the return information related to the appearance of the intelligence officer and how many electronic products were observed.
Gabbard announced that she had changed her position on FISA Article 702. (Getty Image)
TSA's "Quiet Sky" program was established in 2010 to identify passengers to enhance screening of some domestic and outbound international flights.
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DHS in one April 2019 report Individuals were tagged to enhance screening based on trend analysis of aggregated travel data, intelligence, intelligence trend analysis and suspicious activity.
The plan is under scrutiny for lack of transparency and concerns about civil liberties.
CNN reported in November that Gabbard was briefly listed before being quickly removed. TSA told the media that the program is not a list of terrorists.
"TSA's Quiet Sky Program is a risk-based approach to automatic transportation security that includes identifying potential risks and taking enhanced security measures," the federal agency noted. "It uses USG intelligence information and databases to take screening measures."
TSA did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment about the program and when Gabbard added it to the list.
The deadline for actual ID implementation is May 7. (Getty Image)
Ingrahan asked Army Reserve Veterans Whether the plan remains, Gabbard responded to "No."
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"This 'quiet sky' plan is that the TSA under the Department of Homeland Security is responsible for the implementation of the Federal Air Marshal - as long as this plan already exists, there will be no terrorist."
“So instead, as long as the program continues, what continues to happen is that there are 40 or 50 federal air marshals who are tasked with purposeless monitoring of everyday Americans.”